Outputs specified characters in block format to the printer or your terminal.
TCL-I command
BLOCK-TERM char-string {(options}
char-string is a string of any printable characters. char-string must be no longer than the current line length set by the most recent TERM command. A line length usually consists of 80 or 132 columns.
char-string must be enclosed in double quotes (") if it contains single quotes, and vice versa. It must also be contained in quotes if it is required to preserve embedded blanks. The surrounding quotes are not printed.
M Uses Q-pointer MINI-CONVERT data section, if create. See the description of the BLOCK-PRINT command.
P Sends output to the printer.
The BLOCK-TERM command uses the BLOCK-CONVERT file to create characters. If you wish to change the way any character is printed, you must change the corresponding item in the BLOCK-CONVERT file (described under the topic BLOCK-PRINT).
Multiple character-strings separated by blanks are output on separate lines.
:BLOCK-TERM AB1
The output to the printer is as follows:
AAAA BBBBBBBBBBB 1111 AAAAAA BBBBBBBBBBBB 11111 AAAAAAAA BBBB BBBB 111111 AAAA AAAA BBBBBBBBBBBB 1111111 AAAA AAAA BBBBBBBBBBB 1111 AAAAAAAAAAAA BBBB BBBB 1111 AAAAAAAAAAAA BBBB BBBB 1111 AAAA AAAA BBBBBBBBBBBB 111111111111 AAAA AAAA BBBBBBBBBBB 111111111111