delphi - ESC/P programming! -

why need use because printers using tprinter prints weird hieroglyph @ beginning of printable area.

my problem if send commands, nothing happens.

esc e (#27 #69) - sending escape sequence didn't work expected. removed first letter , rest of string made bold. eg. hello -> ello. after changed esc e esc (#27 #69 #27), worked fine. example managed figure out, but...

trying select character table "esc t n" (#27 #116 n), make "õäöü" work. command doesn't work. nothing happens! , command supported esc/p, esc/p 2 , 9-pin esc/p, should work fine.

manual can found here.

if has ever needed use esc/p commands maybe 1 can shed light how work them!

thanks in advance!

edit:

in previous post asked more or less same question though answers how did send commands printer. (i'll change question there according answers!)

i accepted ken's answer, because claimed way transferred commands wasn't best , got work escape command. problem after trying use program printer, didn't work expected, because uses tprinter.begindoc , enddoc.

so must use other solution rob kennedy helped me with!

edit 2:

as turned out, used wrong manual, commands little different (though still supporting esc/p proclaims). thank help!

ps! still have question: need character table where

245 = õ 228 = ä 246 = ö 252 = ü 

which iso 8859. in manual there no such character table or similar it. should string manipulation , replace eg 228 132 or know better approuch?

i keep unanswered while, , accept stukelly's answer.

based on previous question, think using wrong commands control epson tm-t70 receipt printer. after research found product brochure , posmicro both mention esc/pos.

the esc/pos command turning bold on , off requires has third value, follows.

 ascii    esc  e   n hex      1b   45  n decimal  27   69  n  n 0 or 1, turning bold off or on. 

here detailed esc/pos reference.