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************************* Printer Configuration Help *************************
Form Master can take advantage of additional functionality inherent in your
printer. This form provides this capability.
There are 22 different "Alt-letters" available for printer functions. In each
case, a printer invoking sequence and a printer canceling sequence can be
defined. This is so the form executor knows what to send to your printer to
set a print mode, and what to send to cancel the mode. It is not necessary to
define an invoking or a cancelling sequence for each Alt-letter. The form
executor sends nothing to your printer if nothing is defined.
Printer configuration also allows you to define a sequence of up to 16
characters to send to your printer prior to start of printing, and another
sequence when printing is finished. These are called the "initial startup"
and "termination" sequences. For example, you can use the startup sequence to
configure your printer for near letter quality before printing a form, and the
termination sequence to reset it when through.
Steps for printer configuration:
1 Enter the following command from DOS:
CONFIG configfile <press enter>
where "configfile" is the name of a configuration file. (This assumes
that CONFIG.BAT, FM.EXE, PRINTER.COM, and PRINTER.FRM are on the
default drive.) This form then appears.
If "configfile" does not exist, it is created for you when you finish.
This file contains all your printer control strings so it is wise not
to delete it. Choose a name related to your printer and one you won't
forget.
2 Fill in the form. The first input field is for the name of your
printer. Change it if necessary. This field is displayed on the print
pop-up menu by the form executor just prior to printing your forms.
Fill in the invoking and cancelling sequences for any of the 22
available letters you want to define. You must enter the sequences in
hexadecimal notation. Your printer manual should list these sequences
in hexadecimal. Contact CastleSoft for support if you have problems
here. You should also fill in the Printer Mode Description and
Mnemonic fields. The Printer Mode is a description for your own use.
The Mnemonic field contents are used by the form editor to display
meanings of the Alt-characters on the top line of the display.
Fill in the printer "Initial Startup Sequence" with anything you want
to send before a form is printed. Fill in the printer "Termination
Sequence" with anything you want to send after a form is printed.
3 Press "ESC" twice. The program PRINTER.COM is invoked automatically.
It creates the file "FM.PRT" if it doesn't exist or replaces it if it
does.
4 Make sure FM.PRT is in your current directory when you run FM.EXE.
Form Master uses this file, if it exists, to re-configure itself to
your printer.
5 If you are creating a custom printer configuration file for a form,
rename FM.PRT to xxxx.PRT, where xxxx is the name of the form, and
place this file in the same directory as xxxx.FRM.