ZTERM
This escape sequence causes the next printer passthrough command to create a file, rather than passing the data to either the parallel port or to ZTERM's dot-matrix printer emulator.
Parameter |
Value or Description |
Lead in |
CHR$(27) CHR$(24) |
File name |
Followed with CHR$(0) |
The file is written into the default folder used for log files. This escape sequence works on the next printer passthrough command - if you want always send printer output to a file you must prefix each printer passthrough command with this escape sequence.
When transparent print mode terminates, ZTERM will display a dialog telling the user that the output file has been generated. Prefixing the file name with a ! character, will prevent ZTERM from displaying this dialog.
Example
PRINT CHR$(27);CHR$(24);"example.lst";CHR$(0);
| PRINT TAB(-1,82); | ! printer passthrough mode |
PRINT "This will end up in a file on the PC"
| PRINT TAB(-1,83); | ! printer passthrough off |
