Bad Characters appearing in SAPScript Printout.

Hi,
I have an issue where in the final SAP Script Printout has certain garbage values appearing. Screenshot provided.
When debugging the SAP Script the values were all perfect. I cant figure out why the output appears this way.
Please find the attached file.
Thanks
Abraham

The [41!s must be part of an escape sequence which tries to set the current font or the current cpi or something similar. The SAP STN2 printer driver sends a certain print control before every piece of text, the [41!s must be content from that print control.
Somehow, your printer does not understand this print control sequence or there is an output filter between SAP backend and the printer which possibly removed the (preceding) Escape character so the rest is printed as text...
Check your if your SAP device type matches the actual printer model you are using.
Regards,
Alex

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