HPGL - printing # character

[Jose Lerebours]

I use HPGL to generate forms out of filePro applications every where 
I get a chance.  I just ran into a problem.  Fact is, I am surprised
it did not happen sooner.

When users type # as part of their string value, the printing process
omits everything from that point on (from that field).  As you may know,
the # is used to terminate line/text string thus it is interpreted as
such.

Say I have this line
xa="PU;PA1500,540;PD;DT#;SD1,41,2,1,4,10,5,1,6,3,7,4148;LB" < AA < "#;"

If AA were equal to
"Order #134567890"

"Order" will print but nothing beyond that ...

Is there a workaround this?

For now I am replacing "#" with "No" prior to printing but wonder if there
is a way to print #.

Thanks,


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Jose Lerebours
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