Datamax-O'Neil APEX Series Programmer’s Manual - Manual (Page 43)

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Mark Beginning of a Page BeginPage();
This command follows Esc P P command and is used to indicate the beginning of a form in page printing mode.
Define the Page Size SetPageSize (width, height);
This command is used to define the valid drawing area for a label or form. Two parameters are required: width and height of the
form, measured in dots.
Set Margins SetMargin (lm, tm);
This command sets the left margin to lm and the top margin to tm. The margin is then used as a start point (0, 0) for the form or
label.
Mark Page End, Print and Exit EndPage();
This command is used to end a form or label while in the Page Printing mode. This command also forces the printer to print a
label or form.
Page Print Commands – Draw Commands
Draw Text DrawText (x,y,color,angle,"string");
Draws text at any coordinate on the canvas.
DrawText “data” prints the text enclosed in the double quotes at the current cursor location. x and y specify where the text is to
be printed (upper left corner of the first letter of the top line).
Parameters:
x specifies “x” axis location
y specifies “y” axis location
Color specifies text color: 0 = white, 1= black.
User may print white text on an existing black background by specifying color = 0.
Angle specifies text direction
Angle Print angle Description
0 0 degrees Counter-clockwise Prints text horizontally from left to right.
1 90 degrees Counter-clockwise Prints text vertically in the upward direction
2 180 degrees Counter-clockwise Prints text horizontally from right to left
3 270 degrees Counter-clockwise Prints text vertically in the downward direction.
String specifies the text to print
Multiple lines can be printed with a single ‘DrawText’ command by separating the lines with \n characters. Text formatting is
accomplished by tags inserted in the string argument. The formatting is effective only in the string in which it appears and does
not carry over to the subsequent DrawText commands. The text formatting commands are listed below.