Language Pcl LJ2016.ASC

USING  THE RELATIVE DIRECTION ( DR ) COMMAND

     
     The Relative Direction ( DR ) command specifies the
     direction at which characters are drawn, relative to
     the scaling points of P1 and P2 settings. For more
     information see the PCL 5 Printer Language Technical
     Reference Manual. The syntax for this command is as
     follows.
     
     DR run,rise; or DR;

PARAMETERS:
     
     Run                           Specifies the X-component
                                   of the label direction as
                                   a percentage of the
                                   distance between P1X and
                                   P2X.
     
     Rise                          Specifies the Y-component
                                   of the label direction as
                                   a percentage of the
                                   distance between P1Y and
                                   P2Y.
     

PROGRAM:
     
     LEGEND: Ec = [Ctrl] [P] [Esc] in DOS EDIT.
     
     
     
     
     EcE                           Resets the printer.
     
     Ec%0B                         Enters HP-GL/2 mode.
     
     IN;                           Initializes HP-GL/2 mode.
     
     SP1;                          Selects pen number 1,
                                   (black). Even though
                                   there is no physical pen,
                                   the SP command must be
                                   used to enable printing.
     
     PA3500,2500;                  Specifies absolute
                                   plotting and moves to
                                   (3500,2500).
     
     DT#,1;                        Defines the asterisk (#)
                                   as the label terminator,
                                   and specifies that it
                                   will not print with the
                                   "1" parameter.
     
     DR0,1;LB___1990#;             Sets the label direction
                                   to print at 90 degrees,
                                   and prints "___1990".
     
     DR1,1;LB___1991#;             Sets the label direction
                                   to print at 45 degrees,
                                   and prints "___1991".
     
     DR1,0;LB___1992#;             Sets the label direction
                                   to print at 0 degrees,
                                   and prints "___1992".
     
     DR1,-1;LB___1993#;            Changes the label
                                   direction to another 45
                                   degree angle, (leaning
                                   the opposite way of the
                                   1991 label).
     
     DR0,-1;LB___1994 CR#;         Sets the label direction
                                   to print at another 90
                                   degree angle, (running
                                   the opposite way from
                                   the1990 label); uses a
                                   Carriage Return (CR) to
                                   return to the previous
                                   pen location.
     
     DR-1,-1;LB___1995 CR#;        Sets the label direction
                                   to print at a 225 degree
                                   angle; uses a Carriage
                                   Return (CR) to return to
                                   the previous pen
                                   location.
     
     DR-1,0;LB___1996 CR#;         Sets the label direction
                                   to print at a 180 degree
                                   angle, (the label will
                                   print upside down); uses
                                   a Carriage Return (CR) to
                                   return to the previous
                                   pen location.
     
     Ec%0A                         Enters PCL mode.
     
     EcE                           Sends a reset to end the
                                   job and eject the page.





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