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From: ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.pascal
Subject: Re: setting foreground text colors
Message-ID: <1991Jun27.202949.19262@uwasa.fi>
Date: 27 Jun 91 20:29:49 GMT
References: <27270@adm.brl.mil> <45670027@hpcupt3.cup.hp.com>
Organization: University of Vaasa, Finland
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In article <45670027@hpcupt3.cup.hp.com> defaria@hpcupt3.cup.hp.com (Andy DeFaria) writes:
>>/ hpcupt3:comp.lang.pascal / ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi) / 11:36 am  Jun 25, 1991 /
:
>>This is a point that has been discussed many times.  Using the Crt
>>unit enforces direct screen writes, and disables redirection
>                                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>potential unless special steps (which are not as straightforward as
> ^^^^^^^^^
>>occasionally claimed) are taken.  If these do not matter in a
>>program, then, no problem.  Else one has to do something about it. 
>
>This may be the answer to my problem posted under the "Redirecting  I/O for
>.BAT  files" note.  Could you explain  this problem and  the  special steps
>involved in resolving it?  Email if this is considered a FAQ?  

May I suggest /pc/ts/tsfaq21.arc Frequently Asked Questions and the
comments in /pc/ts/tspa23##.arc (##=40,50,55,60) tpu units
collection.  The reason for aswering this way is that a repeat would
take quite a lot of effort to write again, and the correctness is
better guarateed in ready material. 

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Prof. Timo Salmi
Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous ftp archives 128.214.12.37
School of Business Studies, University of Vaasa, SF-65101, Finland
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