Entering escape characters
Printer commands always begin with the escape character
(?)
.
The following table shows how the escape character can be entered
from various MS-DOS
®
software applications.
DOS software application
Entry
What appears
Lotus 1-2-3 and Symphony
Type
\027
027
Microsoft Word for DOS
Hold down Alt and type
027
on the
numeric keypad
←
WordPerfect for DOS
Type
<27>
<27>
MS-DOS
Edit
Hold down Ctrl-P, and press Esc
←
MS-DOS Edlin
Hold down Ctrl-V, and press [
^[
dBase
?? CHR(27)+"command"
?? CHR(27)+" "
238 Appendix D - Printer commands
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