ANSI ESC sequence, how??

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From: Martin Brown
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 19:52

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I have ansi.sys installed, and have received some ansi msg's that seem to be
working.  Now that I want to do some ansi coding, I can't figure out how to
actually enter (which keys to push) the 'esc' part of the sequence.  I'm trying
to do this at the command prompt.

Take for instance changing the screen background to blue.  The manual shows:

     ESC[44m

What keys do I actually hit to get the ESC (or is it ESC[ ?) part of the line.
If I hit the Esc key, I get a  \ followed by a cr/lf, so that the 44m comes on
the next line.  I hit return, and DOS says command not recognized.

I believe I've tried all permutations ctrl,alt,shift,-Esc with no joy.

Any help would be appreciated!

Thanx!

Have a HAPPY HOLIDAY!!
 
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                                   - mjb -

                                mjb@netcom.com

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