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> In article <1992Dec23.195236.28511@netcom.com>, mjb@netcom.com (Martin Brown)
> > I have ansi.sys installed, and have received some ansi msg's that seem to b
> > 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 tr
> > 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 li
> > If I hit the Esc key, I get a  \ followed by a cr/lf, so that the 44m comes
> > the next line.  I hit return, and DOS says command not recognized.
> > 

I don't know of a way to do the ANSI commands from the command prompt.  
You could set up the echo commands in a batch file (or simply create a 
text file to type) within WordPerfect (or some other text editor that 
lets you insert an ESCape directly -- in WP, just hold down ALT and press 
2 then 7).

Or you can use a dummy character like an @ symbol in the file and then 
use a DOS search-with-replace utility to change it to an escape, or use a 
binary editor to change it.

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Ed Haymore (bbs.haymore@tsoft.net)