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/*******
Description: console color program
Title: CONCOL
Rev.: Date: Features:
92-09-16 Showing the possible colors on the console
v1.0: 92-10-07 Setting the console colors via commandline
*******/
#include <stdio.h>
#include <conio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <windows.h>
HANDLE hConsole;
main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
WORD i, j;
CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO csbi; /* console screen buffer info */
/* get/create output handle */
hConsole = CreateFile("CONOUT$",
GENERIC_WRITE | GENERIC_READ,
FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_WRITE,
0L, OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL,
0L);
if(hConsole== INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
printf("\nError: %s is unable to open output console.\n", argv[0]);
return( 0 );
}
/* checking for commandline parameter */
if (argc==2) {
/* one parameter passed on commandline */
SetConsoleTextAttribute(hConsole, (WORD)atoi(argv[1]));
} else {
/* no commandline parameter: Show title, syntax, possible colors */
printf("\nSet Console Color\t\tVersion 1.00 (Oct) by O.Dippel\n");
/* Get current Color-Attributes */
GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo(hConsole, &csbi);
/* no parameter passed: Syntax - info , Show all color combinations */
SetConsoleTextAttribute(hConsole, 30);
printf("Usage: %s [<console color>]\n", argv[0]);
printf("choose one of the following numbers as <console color>\n");
SetConsoleTextAttribute(hConsole, csbi.wAttributes);
printf("\n");
for(i=0;i<16;i++) {
for(j=0;j<16;j++) {
SetConsoleTextAttribute(hConsole, (WORD)(i<<4 | j));
printf("%4d", i*16 + j);
}
/* set stored color for CR/LF */
SetConsoleTextAttribute(hConsole, csbi.wAttributes);
printf("\n");
}
SetConsoleTextAttribute(hConsole, csbi.wAttributes);
}
/* everyting is ok - Goodbye */
return(0);
}