PRESCRIBE commands
Command support for P41F
The following table is a list of PRESCRIBE language commands. It includes base level PRESCRIBE, level II extensions, and
a few custom undocumented commands encountered during certification testing at select customer accounts. The
codes in the Notes column are defined at the end of the table.
Command
Description
Supported
ALTF
change to ALTernate Font
Yes
AMCR
call Automatic MaCRo
Yes
ARC
draw filled-in ARC
Yes
BARC
1
draw BARCode
Yes
BLK
draw filled-in BLocK
Yes
BOX
draw BOX
Yes
CALL
CALL macro
Yes
CASS
1
select CASSette or manual mode
Yes
CIR
draw CIRcle
Yes
CLPR
2
CLIP Rectangular area
Yes
CLSP
2
CLoSe Path
Yes
CMNT
CoMmeNT
Yes
COPY
set number of COPIES
Yes
CPTH
2
Character PaTH
Yes
CSET
2
Change symbol SET by symbol-set ID
Yes
CSTK
3
select Collator STacKer
No
CTXT
print Centered TeXT
Yes
DAF
Delete All Fonts
Yes
DAM
Delete All Macros
Yes
DAP
Draw to Absolute Position
Yes
DELF
Delete Font
Yes
DELM
Delete Macro
Yes
DPAT
2
select Dash PATtern
Yes
1
Partial support or extended support (see next section for details)
2
PRESCRIBE II option
3
Not applicable (for example, unsupported paper option or diagnostic command)
4
Custom command extension, not part of standard PRESCRIBE language
PRESCRIBE commands
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