color output

[Carramba]

Hi again

is it posible to get color output in dos aplication with C?
if yes how?!

thanx in advance!

 

[Joona I Palaste]

Hi again

is it posible to get color output in dos aplication with C?
if yes how?!

thanx in advance!

That depends on your console settings, and is not defined by C. Please
ask in a DOS newsgroup.

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[Carramba]

That depends on your console settings, and is not defined by C. Please
ask in a DOS newsgroup.

what does it have to do with console setings? you can overwrite it! it's
in WinApi.h .... so I gues it's defined by C...


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[Joona I Palaste]

what does it have to do with console setings? you can overwrite it! it's
in WinApi.h .... so I gues it's defined by C...

WinApi.h is part of your operating system, not part of the C
programming language. All the world is not MS Windows, you know. Please
find a Windows or MS-DOS newsgroup.

 

[Lew Pitcher]

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what does it have to do with console setings? you can overwrite it!
it's in WinApi.h .... so I gues it's defined by C...

No, it's not "defined by C". WinApi.h is not part of the standard C language,
and is not discussed here.

OTHO, WinApi.h is defined by Microsoft, for use by their extensions to standard
C, on the Microsoft Windows operating system. So, if you want to discuss
WinApi.h, your best bet is to join one of the comp.os.ms-windows newsgroups and
discuss it there.





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[Mabden]

Hi again

is it posible to get color output in dos aplication with C?
if yes how?!

If you can guarantee that ANSI.SYS is loaded, you could output ANSI
codes in the text. These are strings that begin with an ESC character
(ANSI code decimal 27), then a square bracket, followed by a code
sequence.

This example may work for you if it gets through unchanged (put it in a
batch file to see it work). I can't test it as my Win2K system runs
CMD.EXE not DOS. It is part of a color selection batch file I used to
use.

=============================
@echo off
REM Note: ANSI.SYS device driver must be loaded in C:\CONFIG.SYS
REM Choose foreground colors.
echo  B. Black  K. blacK
%color%
echo  R. Red  D. reD
%color%
echo  G. Green  N. greeN
%color%
echo  O. Orange  Y. Yellow
%color%
echo  L. bLue  E. bluE
%color%
echo  M. Magenta  T. magenTa
%color%
echo  C. Cyan  A. cyAn
%color%
echo  W. White  H. wHite
%color%

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But the real question is, "Why am I coding C in DOS?"