Re^2: Colored text output in Windows cmd

I found a reference to ANSI.SYS,

Ansi.sys is an ancient 16-bit driver that hasn't worked with anything since Windows ME.

The OP has already found the correct solution(s) -- Win32::Console::Ansi -- all he needs to do is install it/them correctly.

Pointing him at ancient 16-bit device drivers is not helpful. If you were a windows users, you'd presumably know that!

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Re^3: Colored text output in Windows cmd by roboticus (Chancellor) on May 12, 2012 at 15:50 UTC
BrowserUk: I certainly didn't intend to imply that he should use ANSI.sys, I just thought it was a good reference to the escape codes that (I think) the command console uses. (The tiny example was to let the OP find out if those escape sequences are the correct ones--I suspect so, but am not sure.) I agree that actually trying to use the ANSI.sys device driver would be terrible. ...roboticus When your only tool is a hammer, all problems look like your thumb.	[reply]
Re^4: Colored text output in Windows cmd by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on May 12, 2012 at 16:05 UTC
I certainly didn't intend to imply that he should use ANSI.sys, Then I apologise for having misinterpreted you. That said, Win32::Console::ANSI details all the escape codes it supports; and goes on to show how to avoid needing to know them. With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday' Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. The start of some sanity?	[reply]