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From: hamilton@uiucuxc.CSO.UIUC.EDU
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Subject: Re: Detecting the presence of ANSI.SYS
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Date: Thu, 16-Jan-86 20:20:00 EST
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Posted: Thu Jan 16 20:20:00 1986
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Nf-From: uiucuxc.CSO.UIUC.EDU!hamilton    Jan 16 19:20:00 1986


>Does anyone know of a quick and reliable way of detecting
>whether ANSI.SYS has been installed? 

try sending ESC[6n (Device Status Report request) and see if you get
ESC[#;#R (Cursor Position Report) back (#=ascii digits)?  it won't prove
that you're running ansi.sys, per se, but it should tell you if something
is interpretting ANSI escapes like ansi.sys is supposed to.

	wayne hamilton
	U of Il and US Army Corps of Engineers CERL
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