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"smile773" <smile773 AT bigfoot DOT com> skrev i meddelandet news:kra15.6974$iy DOT 531598 AT bgtnsc06-news DOT ops DOT worldnet DOT att DOT net...
> Could one of you nice persons please share some code
> so that I can change the dos console to blue with white
> letters ?
> 
> Could I also change the color of this filename to green
> if it begins with utility for example.
> 
> Utility_dos_directory_long_file_names_ver102=lfndos.exe
> 

I'm using something like:

#include <pc.h>
#include <stdio.h>

int main(){
    ScreenPutString("Hello",1*16+15,0,42);
    return 0;
}

Compiled with djgpp v. 2.8.1 this works for me. After I have run that program, the colour attributes of the DOS box has changed. (And of course I'm glad if anybody could tell me better ways of doing this)
More information:
1: That file 'pc.h'
2: At the DOS prompt, type 'info libc alpha' and take a look at at the functions starting with 'Screen ...'