Hi Gang!

My fellow worker has this problem.....

They have code which creates a string of data to send to a LaserPrinter using PCl commands.

??? ESC + lcStringToPrint

lcStringtoPrint is a string of data which has in it the NDC of a drug, the Rx number and the Quantity. The values are converted to ASCII codes to send to printer, so they won't be simple strings of just numbers.

If the Quantity is 50, it prints the barcode.

When it is 60, it throws up a Syntax Error

Normally, about 98% of the time, the barcode prints just fine. But about 2 % of the time, given certain combonations of NDC, Rx and quantity, the barcdode will give a syntax error.


Here is a sample of the string in the VFP Debugger....

bad - quantiy of 60
“Š 6s M |$z \{‹”

good - quantity of 50
"Š 6s M Nsb >]‹"

Anything look amiss? Any thoughts ??


Thanks!