VT100 code: ESC \

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2 total messages Started by Frank I. Reiter Fri, 18 Dec 1992 01:23

#1351

Author: Frank I. Reiter
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 01:23

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One more vt100 question: Can anyone tell me what an ESC \ sequence is
supposed to do?  I have several text files describing VT100 codes, and none
of them mention this one.  Thanks in advance!

Frank.
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Frank I. Reiter                 Internet: Frank@mindlink.bc.ca
MIND LINK! Communications Corp. Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

Re: VT100 code: ESC \

#1355

Author: Peter D. Smith
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 16:29

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In article <18625@mindlink.bc.ca>, Frank@mindlink.bc.ca (Frank I. Reiter) writes:
> One more vt100 question: Can anyone tell me what an ESC \ sequence is
> supposed to do?  I have several text files describing VT100 codes, and none
> of them mention this one.  Thanks in advance!
> 

Certainly!  'ESC \' is the 7-bit equivilent of the 8-bit 'ST' character; 'ST'
stands for 'String Terminator' and is used for two things:

    (1) To cancel an escape sequence.
    (2) To finish a 'DCS' sequence (DCS is another eight-bit character;
        its 7-bit equivilent is ESC-P

					Peter D. Smith

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