1) Create a text file named CART.BAT by typing EDIT at a DOS prompt.

2) After the EDIT program initializes, enter the following characters as listed below:
echo&l2a1C&f32767y2XE >LPT1:
(this will work with: Windows 95 & 98 ONLY)

Note: The character after the first “&” is a lower case “L.” The character after the “a” is the numeral "one."

Note: The printer escape character is represented here as “”. This character can be entered with the following procedure using the MS EDIT program:

1. Press the control key at the same time as the “P” key.
2. Next, release the control and “P” keys.
3. Then press the “Esc” key. An arrow pointing to the left will be displayed on the screen. This is the Escape character as displayed in the MS EDIT program.

3) Save this file with the name of CART.BAT

4) To get a printout from the forms storage device, go to a DOS prompt in the path of the file just created and type the file name, CART. The printer with the installed forms storage device must be connected or captured to the LPT1 port. This batch file, when executed, will print a list of form macro numbers.

5) To print a listed macro number, replace the macro number, 32767, in your CART.BAT file with the correct macro number as listed in your first printout. This procedure should cause the form to print from the printer. If you would like to modify the CART.BAT file to print any available macro number, simply replace the number, 32767, with “%1”, without the quotes. This is a variable and will allow you to specify the macro number after typing CART at the DOS prompt. The form of this command would be CART macro. The word macro should be replaced with the actual macro number as in: CART 32767

If you have any questions about these instructions, call 877.863.9445.


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