ASCII forms must contain printer control sequences, which are cryptic strings of alphanumeric characters and special characters.

The control characters that you use depend on the printer to which the ASCII form will be sent. You should be able to find the specific control character syntax in your printer documentation

You can

Define the control sequences in a Control Character Token file.

A Control Character Token file must be created for each device type.

Associate the Control Character Token file with one or more ASCII forms.

If you use more than one ASCII form, all of the forms can use the same control character file or any of the ASCII forms can use its own file.

Note: This step is not necessary if the Control Character Token file you plan to use is already up-to-date and published.

The ability to enter control characters in Control Character Token files that are separate from the ASCII forms helps to:

Reduce typing (control characters often have to be repeated several times).

Improve readability of the ASCII form

Reduce the need for the form developer to remember the control sequences.

Steps to make a Control Character Token file available for use are:

Step 2.1	Open a Control Character Token file.
Step 2.2	Write a Control Character Token file.
Step 2.3	Save the Control Character Token file.
Step 2.4	Compile the Control Character Token file.
Step 2.5	Add/publish the Control Character Token file.

More information

ASCII form configuration.

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