Control character (CTLCHAR)

Specifies whether the printer device file supports input with print control characters.

The possible values are:

*NONE
No print control characters are passed in the printed data.

*FCFC
The first character of every record contains an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) forms control character. If *FCFC is specified, the record length must include one position for the first-character forms-control code, which is passed in the printed data.

*MACHINE
The first character of every record contains a machine code control character. If *MACHINE is specified, the record length must include one extra position for the first character forms control code. This value is not valid for externally described printer files.

*CMDDFT
The system default is used.