Change color of text in Console Application

[XxLicherxX]

Hello,

I have a console application that I am writing in VB.net. Is it
possible to change the color of the console text from white to
something else? I know I could call an external .bat file, but I would
rather do it in VB.net.

Any responses are greatly appreciated.

[Chad Z. Hower aka Kudzu]

"XxLicherxX" <go********@aol.com> wrote in news:1108503871.326565.167220
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I have a console application that I am writing in VB.net. Is it
possible to change the color of the console text from white to
something else? I know I could call an external .bat file, but I would
rather do it in VB.net.

It used to be that the console window responded to VT-102 escape sequences.
You can try them to change the color.
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"XxLicherxX" <go********@aol.com> schrieb:

I have a console application that I am writing in VB.net. Is it
possible to change the color of the console text from white to
something else?

ConsoleAttributes
<URL:http://www.mentalis.org/soft/class.qpx?id=2>

ConsoleEx 1.03 - Extended Functionality for 'System.Console'
<URL:http://www.gotdotnet.com/Community/UserSamples/Details.aspx?SampleGuid=b76d1f08-2d79-47bd-825b-0489938aae0f>

..NET 2.0's 'Console' class will have built-in support for changing the
colors.

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