SETCOLOR batch command sets ANSI codes
to environment variables for later usage in another batch commands.
Normally SETCOLOR is called from AUTOEXEC.BAT at boot
time or from batch command used to configure DOS session which is opened
under Windows. Alternatively SETCOLOR command
command may be entered at any time with appropriate parameter to control
color of the messages being displayed.
SETCOLOR H command demonstrates
preset colors and corresponding variables, gives suggestion of color usage,
and shows several examples of colorized messages.
Notes:
•
ANSI.SYS should be installed from CONFIG.SYS or CONFIG.NT to enable
DOS session colors.
•
"Escape" symbol 27 (left arrow) is displayed below as "".
•
Mono color patterns are given below only as samples.
: SETCOLOR Set Standard ANSI Color Escape Codes 03/21/1996-10/15/1999
: ---------------------------------------------------------------------
: Copyright (C) 1996-1999 by Vladimir Veytsel www.davar.net
: 1. Operation mode:
: "?" - Display SETCOLOR batch command text (Equivalent: "/")
: "" - Autodetect (4DOS) monitor type (color or mono CRT)
: NB: Mono LCD monitor can't be autodetected!
: "0" - Cancel ANSI escape codes (turn Black-and-White)
: "Z" - Cancel ANSI escape codes (turn Black-and-White)
: "C" - Set ANSI escape codes for color monitor
: "M" - Set ANSI escape codes for mono CRT monitor (television-like)
: "L" - Set ANSI escape codes for mono LCD monitor (calculator-like)
: "H" - Display ANSI color help and message samples
: (anything except above mentioned is treated as help request)
: Notes:
: - CONFIG.SYS should contain ANSI.SYS installation line:
: "DEVICE=C:\DOS\ANSI.SYS" for native DOS boot
: "DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\ANSI.SYS" for Windows-95 DOS session
: - CONFIG.NT should contain ANSI.SYS installation line:
: "DEVICE=C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\ANSI.SYS" for Windows-NT DOS session
: - If ANSI.SYS is not installed, colors are deactivated
@ECHO %TR%
IF %1.==/. .OR. %1.==?. (LIST %_BATCHNAME ^ QUIT)
SET SCL=%1 ^ IF %SCL%.==. SET SCL=%@SUBSTR[%_MONITOR,0]
SET SCL=%@UPPER[%SCL%]
IFF %_ANSI==0 THEN
@ECHO ANSI.SYS is not installed
SET SCL=0
ENDIFF
IFF %SCL%.==0. .OR. %SCL%.==Z. THEN
SET R=
SET G=
SET Y=
SET B=
SET M=
SET C=
SET W=
SET D=
@ECHO %S%Screen colors are deactivated
QUIT
ELSEIFF %SCL%.==C. .OR. %SCL%.==COLOR. THEN
SET R=[1;31m ^: Bright Red
SET G=[1;32m ^: Bright Green
SET Y=[1;33m ^: Bright Yellow
SET B=[1;34m ^: Bright Blue
SET M=[1;35m ^: Bright Magenta
SET C=[1;36m ^: Bright Cyan
SET W=[1;37m ^: Bright White
SET D=[0m ^: Gray (DOS regular)
QUIT
ELSEIFF %SCL%.==M. .OR. %SCL%.==MONO. THEN
: Sample Mono CRT pattern follows:
SET R=[1;37m ^: Bright White
SET G=[1;37m ^: Bright White
SET Y=[1;37m ^: Bright White
SET B=[1;37m ^: Bright White
SET M=[1;37m ^: Bright White
SET C=[1;37m ^: Bright White
SET W=[1;37m ^: Bright White
SET D=[0m ^: Gray (DOS regular)
QUIT
ELSEIFF %SCL%.==L. THEN
: Sample Mono LCD pattern follows:
SET R=[1;37m ^: Bright White
SET G=[1;37m ^: Bright White
SET Y=[1;37m ^: Bright White
SET B=[1;37m ^: Bright White
SET M=[1;37m ^: Bright White
SET C=[1;37m ^: Bright White
SET W=[1;37m ^: Bright White
SET D=[0m ^: Gray (DOS regular)
QUIT
ELSE
CLS
@ECHO %G%ANSI Codes Demo (in Terms of Color Monitor)
@ECHO --------------------------------------------
@ECHO %R%Bright Red: R - Error message
@ECHO %G%Bright Green: G - Title, info or disk name/letter
@ECHO %Y%Bright Yellow: Y - Command name or text accent
@ECHO %B%Bright Blue: B - Status message
@ECHO %M%Bright Magenta: M - Error message highlight
@ECHO %C%Bright Cyan: C - Key, status msg h/l or compl message
@ECHO %W%Bright White: W - Request or text highlight
@ECHO %D%Gray: D - DOS regular text
@ECHO:
@ECHO %G%Several examples follow:%D%
@ECHO:
@ECHO %W%Insert %G%DDDD %W%disk into floppy drive %G%A: %W%and hit %C%[Enter]%D%
@ECHO %W%Hit %C%[Enter] %W%to play %Y%next %W%tune or %C%[Esc] %W%to %Y%quit%D%
@ECHO %R%Wrong disk %M%XXXX %R%is inserted instead of requested %M%DDDD%D%
@ECHO %R%Free space on disk %M%DDDD %R%is only %M%12 %R%Kilobytes%D%
@ECHO %B%Batch command %C%tracing %B%mode is now %C%OFF%D%
@ECHO %G%Execution will take some time, please wait...%D%
@ECHO Reading source file(s)...
ENDIFF
UNSET SCL
Fri 8/20/99 21:17 C:\> SETCOLOR H
ANSI Codes Demo (in Terms of Color Monitor)
--------------------------------------------
Bright Red: R - Error message
Bright Green: G - Title, info or disk name/letter
Bright Yellow: Y - Command name or text accent
Bright Blue: B - Status message
Bright Magenta: M - Error message highlight
Bright Cyan: C - Key, status msg h/l or compl message
Bright White: W - Request or text highlight
Gray: D - DOS regular text
Several examples follow:
Insert DDDD disk into floppy drive A: and hit [Enter]
Hit [Enter] to play next tune or [Esc] to quit
Wrong disk XXXX is inserted instead of requested DDDD
Free space on disk DDDD is only 12 Kilobytes
Batch command tracing mode is now OFF
Execution will take some time, please wait...
Reading source file(s)...