Print form feed \f escape sequence in labview 7.0

I have a large string that I am trying to print that contains a form feed (\f) as defined in the LabView documentaiton. What I get is a little square where the \f should be and no new page. What am I doing wrong?
Steve

Hey Steve,
To where are you trying to print your string? LV front panel string control?....or to some external device?
I would check and make sure your string controls/indicators are in code/normal mode. You can do this by right-clicking on the control/indicator...(codes and normal are two of the options)
Set in codes mode for the \f to be interpreted as a form feed. On the other end, normal mode, should perform the form feed.
Let me know if this helps/works,
Brett

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