Writing To A Printer Port: Sending Escape Codes

By Steven Parker

Posted March 8 2006

Summary: The problem: How to send a control code (a.k.a. escape sequence or printer control) to a printer? The Clarion report structure no longer supports sending embedded control codes. There is no Clarion statement that allows sending them, at least not since CDD. Steve Parker explores the mystery of talking directly to Windows printers.

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