BLOCK-TERM

Outputs specified characters in block format to the printer or your terminal.

Command Class

TCL-I command

Syntax

BLOCK-TERM char-string {(options}

char-stringis 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.

Options

M Uses Q-pointer MINI-CONVERT data section, if create. See the description of the BLOCK-PRINT command.

P Sends output to the printer.

Processing

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.

Example

: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