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ASCII File Interpretation for Fax Transmission
ASCII text files are automatically converted to graphics by the hardware as
the files are sent. The hardware interprets the text file in the same
manner as a non intelligent printer with 8.5- by 11-inch paper. The page
length can be set to other lengths using the Page Length fields of the FTR
(offsets 95 and 96). The full IBM 8-bit character set, including
characters from 80h to FFh, is supported (see the "Characters, Keystrokes,
and Colors" section of the IBM Technical Reference).
These special characters are recognized:
Value Description
0D Carriage return. Moves "printhead" to column 0. Line contents are
NOT erased. Overstrike is OK.
0A Line feed. Current line is output. Moves the "printhead" to the
beginning of the next line.
0C Form feed. Causes the current page to end, and a new page is
started. The "printhead" moves to the beginning of the top line of
the new page.
08 Backspace. moves "printhead" back one space. Previous character
is NOT erased. Overstrike is OK.
09 Tab. Moves "printhead" to next tabstop. Tabstops are every eight
columns.
1A End of file. Interpretation of the file stops. This is optional,
interpretation will stop at the end of the file if this character
is not present.
Two text sizes are available; An 80-column by 66-line text size, and a 132-
column by 88-line text size. (See the section earlier in this
specification titled "Control Files" for information on text size
selection.) Lines should not be wider than the page width. After 11
inches have passed vertically from the top of the current page, a new page
is started.
See Also Including Graphics Overview Error Codes |