Thread: I can't use ANSI escape sequences and ncurses! HELP!

  1. 06-20-2012 #1
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    I can't use ANSI escape sequences and ncurses! HELP!

    I'm trying to display a colored text but when I use the ANSI escape sequences, I get this error: unrecognized character escape sequence.
    I'm using Visual C++ 6.0. Is this kind of error normal or did I install the IDE wrong? Also, I couldn't understand how ncurses are used. I tried to run a sample code using ncurses, but I still get an error: cannot open include file: 'ncurses.h', no such file or directory.

    Can anyone give me a simple sample code in displaying a colored text? I would really really appreciate it.
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    ncurses (or pdcurses for win32) need you to download and install a library.

    If you just care about win32 for the moment (which you seem to, given your compiler), then read this
    Win32 Console Applications 4
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    I'm supposed to program in C.
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    The C++ elements of the examples in that article can be replaced by C equivalents without changing their essence.
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    Oh, I see. Ok, I'll try it now.
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    Oh, thank you so much! I got it now!
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