Command support for P43

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

BARC1

draw BARCode

Yes

BLK

draw filled-in BLocK

Yes

BOX

draw BOX

Yes

CALL

CALL macro

Yes

CASS1

select CASSette or manual mode

Yes

CIR

draw CIRcle

Yes

CLPR2

CLIP Rectangular area

Yes

CLSP2

CLoSe Path

Yes

CMNT

CoMmeNT

Yes

COPY

set number of COPIES

Yes

CPTH2

Character PaTH

Yes

CSET2

Change symbol SET by symbol-set ID

Yes

CSTK3

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

DPAT2

select Dash PATtern

Yes

DRP

Draw to Relative Position

Yes

DRPA

Draw to Relative Position specified by Angle

Yes

DUPX

select or deselect DUPleX mode

Yes

DXPG

select DupleX PaGe side

Yes

DZP

Draw to Zero-relative Position

Yes

ENDD3

END Dump

No

ENDM

END Macro

Yes

ENDR

END Raster data

Yes

EXIT

EXIT from PRESCRIBE mode

Yes

FILL2

FILL closed path

Yes

FLAT2

set FLATness

No

FLST2

print Font LiST

Yes

FONT

change current FONT

Yes

FPAT

generate Fill PATtern

Yes

FRPO1

Firmware RePrOgram

Yes

FRPO INIT

FRPO INITialize

Yes

FSET2

change current Font SETting by characteristic

Yes

FTMD

bitmap FonT MoDe

Yes

GENF1

GENerate Font

Yes

GPAT2

set Gray PATtern

Yes

ICCD1, 2

read/write IC - CarD

No

INTL

InterNaTionaL characters

Yes

LDFC

LoaD Font Character

Yes

MAP

Move to Absolute Position

Yes

MCRO

define MaCRO

Yes

MRP

Move to Relative Position

Yes

MRPA

Move to Relative Position specified by Angle

Yes

MZP

Move to Zero-relative Position

Yes

NEWP2

start NEW Path

Yes

PAGE

start new PAGE

Yes

PARC2

in Path, draw ARC

Yes

PAT

select fill PATtern

Yes

PCRP2

in Path, Curve to Relative Position

No

PCZP2

in Path, Curve to Zero-relative Position

No

PDIR2

set Print DIRection

Yes

PDRP2

in Path, Draw to Relative Position

Yes

PDZP2

in Path, Draw to Zero-relative Position

Yes

PIE

draw PIE chart

Yes

PMRA2

in Path, Move to Relative position specified by Angle

Yes

PMRP2

in Path, Move to Relative Position

Yes

PMZP2

in Path, Move to Zero-relative Position

Yes

!R!

PRESCRIBE start sequence

Yes

RDMP3

Received-data DuMP

No

RES

RESet

Yes

RPF

Return to Previous Font

Yes

RPG2

Return to Previous Graphics state

Yes

RPP

Return to Previous Position

Yes

RTXT

print Right-aligned TeXT

Yes

RVCD2

ReceiVe Compressed raster Data

No

RVRD

ReceiVe Raster Data

Yes

SBM

Set Bottom Margin

Yes

SCAP2

Set line CAP

Yes

SCF

Save Current Font

Yes

SCG2

Save Current Graphics state

Yes

SCP

Save Current Position

Yes

SCPI

Set Characters Per Inch

Yes

SCRC

Set Command Recognition Character

Yes

SCS

Set Character Spacing

Yes

SDP2

Store Dash Pattern

Yes

SEM1

Set Emulation Mode

Yes

SETF

SET alternate Font

Yes

SFA1

Set bitmap Font Attributes

Yes

SFNT2

Select current FoNT by typeface

Yes

SIMG1, 2

Set IMaGe model

Yes

SLJN2

Set Line JoiN

Yes

SLM

Set Left Margin

Yes

SLPI

Set Lines Per Inch

Yes

SLPP

Set Lines Per Page

Yes

SLS

Set Line Spacing

Yes

SMLT2

Set Miter LimiT

Yes

SPD

Set Pen Diameter

Yes

SPL

Set Page Length

Yes

SPLT2

SPLiT page

No

SPO

Set Page Orientation

Yes

SPSZ

Set Paper SiZe

Yes

SPW

Set Page Width

Yes

SRM

Set Right Margin

Yes

SRO2

Set Raster Options

Yes

SSTK3

select Sorter STacKer

No

STAK3

select paper STAcKer

No

STAT1

STATus

Yes

STM

Set Top Margin

Yes

STR

SeT dot Resolution

Yes

STRK2

STRoKe current path

Yes

SULP

Set UnderLine Parameters

Yes

TEXT

print TEXT

Yes

UNIT

set UNIT of measure

Yes

XPAT

generate eXpanded fill PATtern

Yes

WRED2, 3

WRite EnD

No

(O&1, 4

enter Memorex Printer Compatibility Mode

Yes


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