Thanks, Steven!

It worked.

>>i have this POS printer that requires escape codes to control it.
>>
>>i tried
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>>set device to printer
>>?chr(27)+chr(13)+chr(12)
>>
>>nothing happened
>>
>>any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
>>
>>PS i'm using VFP 5
>
>Try using ???. This bypasses the printer driver and sends the codes directly to the printer.
>??? CHR(27)+CHR(13)+CHR(12)