>>Hi Gang!
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>>My fellow worker has this problem.....
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>>They have code which creates a string of data to send to a LaserPrinter using PCl commands.
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>>??? ESC + lcStringToPrint
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>>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.
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>>If the Quantity is 50, it prints the barcode.
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>>When it is 60, it throws up a Syntax Error
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>>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.
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>>Here is a sample of the string in the VFP Debugger....
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>>bad - quantiy of 60
>>“Š 6s M |$z \{‹”
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>>good - quantity of 50
>>"Š 6s M Nsb >]‹"
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>>Anything look amiss? Any thoughts ??
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>>Thanks!
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>Is it maybe interpreting the backslash as an escape sequence? Just a WAG.
I'll let him know. Thanks!
Tommy Tillman A+ NetWork+ MCP