Hello, I want introduce color to my programs and I have tried using this:
textcolor(YELLOW);
But my compiler thinks YELLOW is a variable and says: line 23: variable 'YELLOW' not found. Is it that I have a bad compiler? It is Miracle C.
Also I would like to know how to make my program wait before executing the next line so that I can give the effect of movement.
Thankyou!
> Is it that I have a bad compiler? It is Miracle C.
Yes, you have a terrible compiler.
Most people looking for something for $0 pick dev-c++ (http://www.bloodshed.net/dev/devcpp.html)
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Yes but isnt that a C++ compiler?
C++ compilers are C compilers as well but the support for the C standards differ between them.
The reason you compiler doesn't recognize YELLOW is because it hasn't been defined. It's an enum defiined in conio.h so include it if your compiler supports it. It probably gives you a warning about textcolor() not being declared either as it's also related to conio.
> Yes but isnt that a C++ compiler?
Only if you name your source files as prog.cpp
Name them as prog.c, and it will compile it as C.
If you dance barefoot on the broken glass of undefined behaviour, you've got to expect the occasional cut.
If at first you don't succeed, try writing your phone number on the exam paper.
I just checked in the header directory but it doesnt have conio. Also it didnt give me a warning, only the error I told you about before. I think I am definitely going to get a new compiler!
What do you mean by?but the support for the C standards differ between them
Thanks
Changing to a new compiler won't necessarily gove you colors either. Since colors are an added feature and not standard, many, if not most, compilers don't define them -- including Dev-C AFAIK.
Borland 5.5 does include color. It is a free download. http://www.borland.com/downloads/download_cbuilder.html
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All compilers comes with the Windows API libraries or has it downloadable on their site somwhere so you can use the function SetConsoleAttribute() instead. It's a bit more complicated but not too hard for a beginner and it's also "portable" between other compilers for Windows.
Ok, I have something called Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 on a CD. Is that what I need?
Microsoft Visual 6.0 is old too. It is a little more recent than that C compiler. I am not sure if it supports windows.h, the header that contains colors. It may work. In C, if any compiler supports windows.h header files, like MSVC++ and the more recent additiions of DevC++ like 4.992 do support it, you can download this for free from their website free of charge with all the include files for you to use. Like salem said, change the code from cpp to c when you begin. If you tryed to include a C++ library, like iostream, it would complain an error but would except stdio.h as it is C not C++. Go with Dev if you want to use colors, but you will have to learn the syntax to get it to work, just remember to include the windows.h header file in your program
-- hope this helps
If you're on Windows, you can use this to set the console text color:Don't forget to include windows.h though.Code:HANDLE hOut = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE); SetConsoleTextAttribute(hOut, FOREGROUND_* | BACKGROUND_*); // So FOREGROUND_GREEN | FOREGROUND_INTENSITY | BACKGROUND_INTENSITY //means light green text on a grey background (as in HLTV).
You can use escape sequences to make your code more portable.
http://www.termsys.demon.co.uk/vtansi.htm
Last edited by radiohead; 03-19-2006 at 04:09 PM.
Microsoft Visual 6.0 is fine. Nothing wrong with it. And since you already have it, it's obviously free.
And ANSI isn't as protable as it used to be. Your system has to support it -- which most don't directly now-a-days. It has to be set up.
Last edited by WaltP; 03-19-2006 at 05:23 PM.
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Since Bloodshed is also free. I'd suggest downloading it and giving it a try. As Salem suggested just rename the file with a .c extension or you can force Bloodshed to use c as shown below.
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Ok thanks I am going to use visual C++ 6 but also, in my original post I asked:
"I would like to know how to make my program wait before executing the next line so that I can give the effect of movement."
I would be grateful for advice.
Jon
