Printronix ThermaLine Series - Manual (Page 66)

Commands 4–22
Alphanumerics, Incremental: Fixed Data Fields
Purpose To automatically increment/decrement fixed alphanumeric data fields.
Mode CREATE
NOTE: In the command format below, incremental alphanumeric command
parameters are shown in boldface type; standard alphanumeric command
parameters and optional nonincremental parameters are shown in italics.
Due to space constraints, the command parameters are separated into two
lines. During actual IGP/PGL input, DO NOT separate command
parameters.
Format ALPHA
[R;] [E;] [Cn;] I; [DIR;] [UC;] SR; SC; VE; HE;[idir] STEPMASK;
[RPTn;] [RSTn;] (D)STARTDATA(D)
STOP
I Identifies this alphanumeric command as an
Incremental Alphanumeric command; enter I.
idir The optional increment direction parameter to specify
an increment (add) or decrement (subtract) to the data.
Enter a plus sign (+) or leave the field blank to
increment (the default). Enter a minus sign (–) to
decrement.
STEPMASK Defines the increment amount (step), the number of
character positions in the data field, and provides a
mask to control the increment function on specific
parts of the data. Enter STEPMASK, and enter the
appropriate value. Refer to Table 4–1 on page 4–19 for
complete information on STEPMASK parameter
values.
RPTn The optional incremental repeat count parameter to
specify the number of times a particular field value is
repeated before it is incremented. A repeated field
value is useful when printing multiple rows/columns of
identical labels before increasing to the next value.