Strange Printcode table behavior

Nancy Palmquist nlp at vss3.com
Wed May 4 11:55:53 PDT 2005


Frank McKinney wrote:

> Using fP 5.0
> SCO 5.0.5
> Printwiz from Raumussen Software
> 
> Printwiz supplies a printcode table for filePro (printwiz.prt)
> 
> In Define Output, when one uses F5 to call up the list of print
> codes, many codes have a  '*' prefix and a '?' suffix. The
> printcode table in Pinter Maintenance also contains the asterisk
> and a reverse character at the end.
> For example:
> Line 10 of printcode table in printer maintenance shows:
>               Sequence                Description
>  10 | ^Z</B>              | * Emphasized On'rb'
>  'rb' stands for a reverse blank (a one character bright bar)
> 
>  In the Print Code popup in Define Output, Option 10 shows:
>  10 *Emphasized On?
> 
> I queried Rasmussen about the significance of the question mark
> and the asterisk. He said that they are not part of his printcode
> table and are being supplied by filePro, and suggested that I
> inquire of  this list.
> 
> Can anyone help ?
> 
> TIA
> 
> Frank Mc Kinney
> 
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> 
Frank,

The ? I have seen when a table is moved from Windows to Unix incorrectly 
and the CR/LF are not converted.  I have seen that on EDIT tables.  I 
expect that you have some issue along those lines.

Nancy

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