SATO XL400/410 - Manual (Page 112)

112 SATO RISC Printers
2. Command Codes Programming Manual
Memory Card Function
Graphics, PCX Store
Command Structure:
<ESC>PIaaa,bbbbb,{data}
aaa:
Storage area number (001 thru 999)
bbbbb: Size of PCX file in bytes
{data}: Data
Example: <ESC>PI001,32000,{data}
Placement: This command must be placed within its own data st-
ream
Default: None
Function:
To store for later printing a PCX graphic file in the Memory Card.
Input:
BASIC Program to Download a PCX file to Memory Card #1, Location
#1
OPEN “C:\WIZARD\GRAPHICS\LION.PCX” FOR INPUT AS #2
DA$ = INPUT$(3800,#2)
E$ = CHR$(27)
WIDTH “LPT1:”,255
LPRINT E$;"A";E$;"CC1";
LPRINTE$; “PI001,03800,”;DA$
LPRINT E$;"Z";
CLOSE #2
Output:
There is no printer output as a result of this command. See <ESC>PY
PCX Graphics Recall command.
Note:
1. This command requires Memory Card option. See your SATO rep-
resentative for details.
2. Graphics cannot be stored as part of a format.
3. Only black and white PCX files can be stored.
4. The file size specified by this command is the DOS file size in
bytes.