Introduction MTB Statements File System Compiler Applications Reference Guide Index

Language Structure Data Division I/O Format Division Procedure Division Mnemonics

Overview FORMAT statement Format objects Video formatting Printer formatting

Printer formatting

MTB includes several control codes for generic printers. These perform typical printer functions, such as form feed, line feed, carriage return, and more.

The printer control codes are summarized below.

Printer Control Code Description
(CR) Carriage return to the beginning of the next line
(FF) Form feed to the top of the next page
(LF) Line feed
(LS) Linefeed suppress
(SL=n) Skip n lines
(TR) Set transparent printing mode