Thread: loading ANSI.SYS under win2k

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    loading ANSI.SYS under win2k

    hello everyone. im sure this has been asked 38439449 times, but i did a search before i even regestered but i got nothing. i need to figure out a way to load ansi.sys into windows 2000 so that my C programs can use the ansi escape codes.
    so far, i've loaded c:\winnt\system32\ansi.sys
    into the c:\winnt\system32\config.nt file but it has yet to work
    i've search google, but thats the only thing i ever come up with. is there a work around for this?

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    not 100% sure but i dont think ansi.sys is compatable with win2k.
    If that information is anywhere it will be on msdn
    Free the weed!! Class B to class C is not good enough!!
    And the FAQ is here :- http://faq.cprogramming.com/cgi-bin/smartfaq.cgi

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    how about with borland
    the problem is that i need a way to specifically sya where i want color
    everything else i've dealt with sets, lets say, all of the backround color one color
    i need specific reigions

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    SetConsoleTextAttribute is a win32 api function. All compilers capable of compiling c/c++ for windows will have access to this function. The required header is <windows.h>.For api reference msdn is a behemoth but also invaluable.
    Free the weed!! Class B to class C is not good enough!!
    And the FAQ is here :- http://faq.cprogramming.com/cgi-bin/smartfaq.cgi

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    restrictions we have is that it has to be Ansi C compliant (but we can use conio.h)
    and im using borland 5.01

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    Originally posted by revelation437
    Ansi C compliant (but we can use conio.h)
    /me laughs his drink onto his monitor
    hello, internet!

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    Originally posted by moi
    /me laughs his drink onto his monitor
    i didnt make up the rules

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