The HSM supports the inclusion of printer escape sequences within a printer format for either PIN or key mailers.

By inserting an escape sequence within a printer format as a symbol, the HSM will include the escape sequence when constructing the mailer. When creating a print format, the escape sequence takes the following format:

Field Length & Type Details

Start of Sequence 1 A Value '|', ASCII X'7C or EBCDIC X'6A

Length field 1 H The number of bytes in the escape sequence, in the range X'1 to X'F.

Data field n H Data field containing the escape sequence in expanded hex form, 2 hex characters representing 1 byte.

The above three fields can be used as a print symbol to control the printer, any where within a print format definition. Note that the length of the data field within a print format definition command, PA or PC, must not exceed 299 characters.

Example:

The escape sequence to set 7/72" line spacing; ESC 1 (X'1B31), would take the following form:

| 2 1 B 3 1 Character representations in hex:

ASCII - X' 7C 32 31 42 33 31

EBCDIC - X' 6A F2 F1 C2 F3 F1

For more information on print format definition Refer to the HSM System and Programmers Manual Part 5, section 3.15.