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  • Subject: Re: Colored Break Messages
  • From: email@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (James W Kilgore)
  • Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 08:07:01 -0800
  • Organization: Progressive Data Systems, Inc.

I've never tried adding color to messages, but how about when you define
your error message you include places for variables and pass the hex
codes?

Janet Nelson wrote:
> 
> Does anyone know how to send a "colored" break message?
> In the past, I have received critical error messages
> (i.e. disk failures) in red text.  I am familar with
> the hexidecimal codes used for coloring screen text.
> I have successfully used these hex codes in DDS and
> within source members.  However, if I try to use
> these hex codes as part of a string for a break message,
> it is unsuccessful.  Any ideas?
> 
> Thanks.
>
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