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From: schwager@uiucdcsm.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Printer troubles
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Date: Wed, 16-Sep-87 12:48:00 EDT
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Posted: Wed Sep 16 12:48:00 1987
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Nf-From: uiucdcsm.cs.uiuc.edu!schwager    Sep 16 11:48:00 1987


Here's an odd little problem I'm having:
I can't seem to get the ASCII "escape" character to my printer.
From BASIC, I do a:
	lprint chr$(27)+"W"+chr$(1)+"hello"
which is supposed to print the word "hello" double-width, but it
doesn't.  "hello" is simply printed in normal pica.  I've tried other
escape codes also, to no avail.  I can power my printer up in Hex mode.
Then the ASCII representation of every char sent to the printer is
supposed to print.  Instead of getting:

1B 57 01 68 65 6C 6C 6F

like I'm supposed to, I get:

01 68 65 6C 6C 6F

In other words, the escape char and the "W" evaporate.  Any ideas?
"Sure," you say, "don't use BASIC."  Well, I don't usually, but I'm
trying to enter a utility from a magazine, and I'd like for the program
to be able to set the width and other parameters on the printer.  
So, constructive ideas, anyone?  Many thanks....
-mike schwager
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