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    Hi, I'm using microsoft visual c++ and I was wonderig if anyone knows how to change the color of individual characters in an array .... if anyone can help, great!!!!!

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    Yes there is let me see if i can dig out an old program i have around here somewhere...

    Well first off you need to include windows.h in the includes (where else would you put them? lol)

    Well i cant find my files but here is a link...

    http://www.codeproject.com/cpp/cppfo...#cons_txtcolor

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    After doing some Google searches it has kinda come back to me a little bit. Try this and just mess around with stuff til you figure it out

    Code:
    #include <iostream>
    #include <windows.h>
    
    using namespace std;
    
    int main()
    {
        //setup some stuff
        HANDLE hConsole;
        hConsole = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
        SetConsoleTextAttribute(hConsole, FOREGROUND_RED);
        cout<<"Red\n";
        SetConsoleTextAttribute(hConsole, FOREGROUND_BLUE);
        cout<<"Blue\n";
        SetConsoleTextAttribute(hConsole, FOREGROUND_GREEN);
        cout<<"Green\n";
        SetConsoleTextAttribute(hConsole, 15);
        cout<<"There are a ton of ways to manipulate colors, give em a try!\n\n";
        cin.get();
    }
    You can also try this:

    Code:
    #include <iostream>
    #include <windows.h>
    
    using namespace std;
    
    int main()
    {
        HANDLE hConsole;
        hConsole = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
        for(int i=0; i<255; i++)
        {
            SetConsoleTextAttribute(hConsole, i);
            cout<<"There are a ton of different combinations!!!\n";
        }
        cin.get();
    }
    Have fun!

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