PUT STREAM "stream name" CONTROL - Print Issue

[aug333]

Background - In the process of converting an old Unix/Progress 6 system over to a Windows/Progress 10.2 system. Printers: HP1320n.

Unix:
In outputing stream to a file the following line of code is used: put stream outfile control printr.cpi17. cpi17 is a table field that contains the following escape codes: \027&k2S which sets the stream to cpi17. When we imported this table into the Windows environment the values came across as : \\027&k2S.

Windows:
Per Progress documentation Windows uses ~ as an escape character instead of \. I have hardcoded all kinds of sequences as part of the STREAM CONTROL PROCESS and can't get anything to change the stream output. Example: PUT STREAM OUTFILE CONTROL "~027&k2S"

Tried ~&k2S. ~033&k2S to no avail.

Can anyone tell me what to pass to the stream to set it to cpi17?

 

[Cringer]

*deleted message cos it's a load of rubbish!*

 

[mjpowellesq]

The syntax for the command is not appropriate, have a look at the keyword
and how to use it

 

[mjpowellesq]

This is Progress syntax for stream use.
Make it work for you:

DEFINE STREAM s1.

OUTPUT STREAM s1 TO cus.dat.

FOR EACH customer:
PUT STREAM s1 name "/".
END.

OUTPUT STREAM s1 CLOSE.

 

[LarryD]

Try this:

PUT STREAM OUTFILE CONTROL chr(27) "&k2S".

 

[trx]

According to Progress help:
~nnn - A single character - Where nnn is an octal value between 000 and 377. All three digits are required.

Therefore sequence "~027&k2S" is incorrect, however "~033&k2S" should work. After you've sent improper sequences (like ~027) printer processing unit could have been blocked. Try turn off/on printer and reset printer before first page "~033E"

 

[aug333]

Many thanks to LarryD. The correct syntax was PUT STREAM OUTFILE CONTROL chr(27) "&k2S".

Fridays are better !