Colors Available in Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS

ID: Q86905

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, versions 2.0, 2.5, and 2.5a

SUMMARY

Microsoft FoxPro provides ten colors to use for defining custom colors. The SET COLOR command and the Color Picker dialog box (from the Window menu, choose Color) provide methods to specify colors. For more information on the Color Picker dialog box, see pages 8-5 through 8-9 of the "Interface Guide."

MORE INFORMATION

The following is a table of the available colors and their codes:

   Color    Code         Color    Code
   -----    ----         -----    ----

   Black      N          Green      G
   Blank      X          Magenta   RB
   Blue       B          Red        R
   Brown     GR          White      W
   Cyan      BG          Yellow    GR+

On a monochrome monitor, only four colors are available: white (W), black (N), underlined (U), and inverse video (I).

The blank (X) color is useful for a confidential field, such as a password.

REFERENCES

Microsoft FoxPro "Developer's Guide," Chapter 14

Additional reference words: FoxDos 2.00 2.50 2.50a 2.x KBCategory: kbprg KBSubcategory:

Last Reviewed: April 17, 1995