I ran findstr on my XP box and I noticed that the text that spewed to the
console was a mix of highlighted text and regular text. I didn't think that
that was possible without (the old and no longer used) ANSI.SYS. How was
this highlighted text acheived?
--

Love,
Michael

Did you look?
C:\Windows\system32\ansi.sys

Michael Sadler wrote:

> I ran findstr on my XP box and I noticed that the text that spewed to the
> console was a mix of highlighted text and regular text. I didn't think that
> that was possible without (the old and no longer used) ANSI.SYS. How was
> this highlighted text acheived?

But the docs say

"ANSI.SYS can be loaded and used from the command prompt, with the
restriction that it can run only in the context of the MS-DOS subsystem.
Windows NT does not support ANSI escape sequences in Win32 Console
applications."

and findstr is being run from within CMD.exe

I tried to configure a config.nt and run a command.com shell. I tried to
send an escape sequence to the screen and nothing.

regardless, findstr is being run in a CMD.exe shell. How is that acheived?
--

Love,
Michael


"Bob I" wrote:

> Did you look?
> C:\Windows\system32\ansi.sys
>
> Michael Sadler wrote:
>
> > I ran findstr on my XP box and I noticed that the text that spewed to the
> > console was a mix of highlighted text and regular text. I didn't think that
> > that was possible without (the old and no longer used) ANSI.SYS. How was
> > this highlighted text acheived?
>
>

I have it on good authority that "Michael Sadler"
<MichaelSadler@discussions.microsoft.com> said in
news:41E4F2FE-6748-495C-B32A-E844644787E9@microsoft.com...
> But the docs say
>
> "ANSI.SYS can be loaded and used from the command prompt, with the
> restriction that it can run only in the context of the MS-DOS subsystem.
> Windows NT does not support ANSI escape sequences in Win32 Console
> applications."
>
> and findstr is being run from within CMD.exe
>
> I tried to configure a config.nt and run a command.com shell. I tried to
> send an escape sequence to the screen and nothing.
>
> regardless, findstr is being run in a CMD.exe shell. How is that
> acheived?
> --
>
> Love,
> Michael
>
>
> "Bob I" wrote:
>
>> Did you look?
>> C:\Windows\system32\ansi.sys
>>
>> Michael Sadler wrote:
>>
>> > I ran findstr on my XP box and I noticed that the text that spewed to
>> > the
>> > console was a mix of highlighted text and regular text. I didn't think
>> > that
>> > that was possible without (the old and no longer used) ANSI.SYS. How
>> > was
>> > this highlighted text acheived?
>>
>>

findstr.exe itself is an external program to cmd.exe (located in
c:\windows\system32), and as such it can pretty much do as it pleases.

--
Jon

Autoexec.nt & Config.nt only affect command.com.

All commands typed in command.com are executed in cmd.exe.

<quote>
Remarks
Use the systemroot\System32\Config.nt file, or the equivalent startup file
specified in a program's program information file (PIF), to load device
drivers for the MS-DOS subsystem.

To use an ANSI escape sequence to control the screen and keyboard for the
MS-DOS subsystem, type the following in your Config.nt or equivalent startup
file:

device=c:\winnt\system32\ansi.sys
or
device=c:\windows\system32\ansi.sys
<quote>

Paste the following line into Start | Run and click OK...
hh ntcmds.chm::/device.htm

<quote>
If you want to use conventional keyboard functions even though you are using
an enhanced keyboard, add the following command to your Config.nt file:

switches=/k
<quote>

Paste the following line into Start | Run and click OK...
hh ntcmds.chm::/switches.htm

How to Enable ANSI.SYS in a Command Window
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/101875


--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:41E4F2FE-6748-495C-B32A-E844644787E9@microsoft.com,
Michael Sadler <MichaelSadler@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> But the docs say
>
> "ANSI.SYS can be loaded and used from the command prompt, with the
> restriction that it can run only in the context of the MS-DOS subsystem.
> Windows NT does not support ANSI escape sequences in Win32 Console
> applications."
>
> and findstr is being run from within CMD.exe
>
> I tried to configure a config.nt and run a command.com shell. I tried to
> send an escape sequence to the screen and nothing.
>
> regardless, findstr is being run in a CMD.exe shell. How is that
> acheived? --
>
> Love,
> Michael
>
>
> "Bob I" wrote:
>
>> Did you look?
>> C:\Windows\system32\ansi.sys
>>
>> Michael Sadler wrote:
>>
>>> I ran findstr on my XP box and I noticed that the text that spewed to
>>> the console was a mix of highlighted text and regular text. I didn't
>>> think that that was possible without (the old and no longer used)
>>> ANSI.SYS. How was this highlighted text acheived?

Autoexec.nt & Config.nt only affect command.com.

All commands typed in command.com are executed in cmd.exe.

<quote>
Remarks
Use the systemroot\System32\Config.nt file, or the equivalent startup file
specified in a program's program information file (PIF), to load device
drivers for the MS-DOS subsystem.

To use an ANSI escape sequence to control the screen and keyboard for the
MS-DOS subsystem, type the following in your Config.nt or equivalent startup
file:

device=c:\winnt\system32\ansi.sys
or
device=c:\windows\system32\ansi.sys
<quote>

Paste the following line into Start | Run and click OK...
hh ntcmds.chm::/device.htm

<quote>
If you want to use conventional keyboard functions even though you are using
an enhanced keyboard, add the following command to your Config.nt file:

switches=/k
<quote>

Paste the following line into Start | Run and click OK...
hh ntcmds.chm::/switches.htm

How to Enable ANSI.SYS in a Command Window
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/101875


--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:41E4F2FE-6748-495C-B32A-E844644787E9@microsoft.com,
Michael Sadler <MichaelSadler@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> But the docs say
>
> "ANSI.SYS can be loaded and used from the command prompt, with the
> restriction that it can run only in the context of the MS-DOS subsystem.
> Windows NT does not support ANSI escape sequences in Win32 Console
> applications."
>
> and findstr is being run from within CMD.exe
>
> I tried to configure a config.nt and run a command.com shell. I tried to
> send an escape sequence to the screen and nothing.
>
> regardless, findstr is being run in a CMD.exe shell. How is that
> acheived? --
>
> Love,
> Michael
>
>
> "Bob I" wrote:
>
>> Did you look?
>> C:\Windows\system32\ansi.sys
>>
>> Michael Sadler wrote:
>>
>>> I ran findstr on my XP box and I noticed that the text that spewed to
>>> the console was a mix of highlighted text and regular text. I didn't
>>> think that that was possible without (the old and no longer used)
>>> ANSI.SYS. How was this highlighted text acheived?