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Syntax
Syntax:
Device=[drive:][path]ANSI.SYS [/x] [/k] [/r]
Parameters:
[drive:][path] Specifies the location of the Ansi.sys file. Additional
[drive:][path] specifies the location of the Ansi.sys file. Additional
information on where to load these files can be found in the
how to load
section.
Switches
| /x |
Remaps extended keys independently on 101-key keyboards. |
| /k |
Causes ANSI.SYS to treat a 101-key keyboard like an 84-key keyboard.
This is equivalent to the command SWITCHES=/k. If you usually use the SWITCHES=/k command,
you will need to use the /k switch with ANSI.SYS. |
| /r |
Adjusts line scrolling to improve readability when ANSI.SYS is used
with screen-reading programs (which makes computers more accessible to people with
disabilities). |
Parameters
| Pn |
Numeric parameter. Specifies a decimal number. |
| Ps |
Selective parameter. Specifies a decimal number that you use to select
a function. You can specify more than one function by separating the parameters with
semicolons. |
| PL |
Line parameter. Specifies a decimal number that represents one of the
lines on your display or on another device. |
| Pc |
Column parameter. Specifies a decimal number that represents one of the
columns on your screen or on another device. |
Escape sequences
ANSI escape sequences for cursor movement, graphics, and keyboard
settings:
In the below list of ANSI escape sequences, the abbreviation ESC
represents the ASCII escape character 27 (1Bh), which appears at the beginning of each
escape sequence.
| ESC[PL;PcH |
Cursor Position: Moves the cursor to the specified
position (coordinates). If you do not specify a position, the cursor moves to the home
position — the upper-left corner of the screen (line 0, column 0). This escape
sequence works the same way as the below Cursor Position escape sequence. |
| ESC[PL;Pcf |
Cursor Position: Works the same way as the preceding
Cursor Position escape sequence. |
| ESC[PnA |
Cursor Up: Moves the cursor up by the specified number of
lines without changing columns. If the cursor is already on the top line, ANSI.SYS ignores
this sequence. |
| ESC[PnB |
Cursor Down: Moves the cursor down by the specified number
of lines without changing columns. If the cursor is already on the bottom line, ANSI.SYS
ignores this sequence. |
| ESC[PnC |
Cursor Forward: Moves the cursor forward by the specified
number of columns without changing lines. If the cursor is already in the rightmost
column, ANSI.SYS ignores this sequence. |
| ESC[PnD |
Cursor Backward: Moves the cursor back by the specified
number of columns without changing lines. If the cursor is already in the leftmost column,
ANSI.SYS ignores this sequence. |
| ESC[s |
Save Cursor Position: Saves the current cursor position.
You can move the cursor to the saved cursor position by using the Restore Cursor Position
sequence. |
| ESC[u |
Restore Cursor Position: Returns the cursor to the
position stored by the Save Cursor Position sequence. |
| ESC[2J |
Erase Display: Clears the screen and moves the cursor to
the home position (line 0, column 0). |
| ESC[K |
Erase Line: Clears all characters from the cursor position
to the end of the line (including the character at the cursor position). |
| ESC[Ps;...;Psm |
Set Graphics Mode: Calls the graphics functions specified
by the below values. These specified functions remain active until the next occurrence
of this escape sequence. Graphics mode changes the colors and attributes of text (such as
bold and underline) displayed on the screen. |
Text attributes
| 0 |
All attributes off |
| 1 |
Bold on |
| 4 |
Underscore (on monochrome display adapter only) |
| 5 |
Blink on |
| 7 |
Reverse video on |
| 8 |
Concealed on |
Foreground colors
| 30 |
Black |
| 31 |
Red |
| 32 |
Green |
| 33 |
Yellow |
| 34 |
Blue |
| 35 |
Magenta |
| 36 |
Cyan |
| 37 |
White |
Background colors
| 40 |
Black |
| 41 |
Red |
| 42 |
Green |
| 43 |
Yellow |
| 44 |
Blue |
| 45 |
Magenta |
| 46 |
Cyan |
| 47 |
White |
Parameters 30 through 47 meet the ISO 6429 standard.
ESC[=Psh
Set Mode: Changes the screen width or type to the mode specified by one
of the below values:
| 0 |
40 x 148 x 25 monochrome (text) |
| 1 |
40 x 148 x 25 color (text) |
| 2 |
80 x 148 x 25 monochrome (text) |
| 3 |
80 x 148 x 25 color (text) |
| 4 |
320 x 148 x 200 4-color (graphics) |
| 5 |
320 x 148 x 200 monochrome (graphics) |
| 6 |
640 x 148 x 200 monochrome (graphics) |
| 7 |
Enables line wrapping |
| 13 |
320 x 148 x 200 color (graphics) |
| 14 |
640 x 148 x 200 color (16-color graphics) |
| 15 |
640 x 148 x 350 monochrome (2-color graphics) |
| 16 |
640 x 148 x 350 color (16-color graphics) |
| 17 |
640 x 148 x 480 monochrome (2-color graphics) |
| 18 |
640 x 148 x 480 color (16-color graphics) |
| 19 |
320 x 148 x 200 color (256-color graphics) |
Reset Mode: Resets the mode by using the same values that Set Mode uses,
except for 7, which disables line wrapping. The last character in this escape sequence is
a lowercase L.
ESC[code;string;...p
Set Keyboard Strings: Redefines a keyboard key to a specified string.
The parameters for this escape sequence are defined as follows:
- Code is one
or more of the values listed in the below table. These values represent keyboard keys
and key combinations. When using these values in a command, you must type the semicolons
shown in this table in addition to the semicolons required by the escape sequence. The
codes in parentheses are not available on some keyboards. ANSI.SYS will not interpret the
codes in parentheses for those keyboards unless you specify the /x switch in the device
command for ANSI.SYS.
- String is either the ASCII code for a single character or a string contained
in quotation marks. For example, both 65 and "A" can be used to represent an
uppercase A.
Important:
Some of the values in the
below table
are not valid for all computers. Check your computer's documentation for values that
are different.
ASCII Key Codes
| Key |
Code |
^SHIFT^+code |
^CTRL^+code |
ALT+code |
| F1 |
0;59 |
0;84 |
0;94 |
0;104 |
| F2 |
0;60 |
0;85 |
0;95 |
0;105 |
| F3 |
0;61 |
0;86 |
0;96 |
0;106 |
| F4 |
0;62 |
0;87 |
0;97 |
0;107 |
| F5 |
0;63 |
0;88 |
0;98 |
0;108 |
| F6 |
0;64 |
0;89 |
0;99 |
0;109 |
| F7 |
0;65 |
0;90 |
0;100 |
0;110 |
| F8 |
0;66 |
0;91 |
0;101 |
0;111 |
| F9 |
0;67 |
0;92 |
0;102 |
0;112 |
| F10 |
0;68 |
0;93 |
0;103 |
0;113 |
| F11 |
0;133 |
0;135 |
0;137 |
0;139 |
| F12 |
0;134 |
0;136 |
0;138 |
0;140 |
| HOME (num keypad) |
0;71 |
55 |
0;119 |
- |
| UP ARROW (num keypad) |
0;72 |
56 |
(0;141) |
- |
| PAGE UP (num keypad) |
0;73 |
57 |
0;132 |
- |
| LEFT ARROW (num keypad) |
0;75 |
52 |
0;115 |
- |
| RIGHT ARROW (num keypad) |
0;77 |
54 |
0;116 |
- |
| END (num keypad) |
0;79 |
49 |
0;117 |
- |
| DOWN ARROW (num keypad) |
0;80 |
50 |
(0;145) |
- |
| PAGE DOWN (num keypad) |
0;81 |
51 |
0;118 |
- |
| INSERT (num keypad) |
0;82 |
48 |
(0;146) |
- |
| DELETE (num keypad) |
0;83 |
46 |
(0;147) |
- |
| HOME |
(224;71) |
(224;71) |
(224;119) |
(224;151) |
| UP ARROW |
(224;72) |
(224;72) |
(224;141) |
(224;152) |
| PAGE UP |
(224;73) |
(224;73) |
(224;132) |
(224;153) |
| LEFT ARROW |
(224;75) |
(224;75) |
(224;115) |
(224;155) |
| RIGHT ARROW |
(224;77) |
(224;77) |
(224;116) |
(224;157) |
| END |
(224;79) |
(224;79) |
(224;117) |
(224;159) |
| DOWN ARROW |
(224;80) |
(224;80) |
(224;145) |
(224;154) |
| PAGE DOWN |
(224;81) |
(224;81) |
(224;118) |
(224;161) |
| INSERT |
(224;82) |
(224;82) |
(224;146) |
(224;162) |
| DELETE |
(224;83) |
(224;83) |
(224;147) |
(224;163) |
| PRINT SCREEN |
- |
- |
0;114 |
- |
| PAUSE/BREAK |
- |
- |
0;0 |
- |
| BACKSPACE |
8 |
8 |
127 |
(0) |
| ENTER |
13 |
0 |
10 |
(0 |
| TAB |
9 |
0;15 |
(0;148) |
(0;165) |
| NULL |
0;3 |
- |
- |
- |
| A |
97 |
65 |
1 |
0;30 |
| B |
98 |
66 |
2 |
0;48 |
| C |
99 |
66 |
3 |
0;46 |
| D |
100 |
68 |
5 |
0;18 |
| E |
101 |
69 |
5 |
0;18 |
| F |
102 |
70 |
6 |
0;33 |
| G |
103 |
71 |
7 |
0;34 |
| H |
104 |
72 |
8 |
0;35 |
| I |
105 |
73 |
9 |
0;23 |
| J |
106 |
74 |
10 |
0;36 |
| K |
107 |
75 |
11 |
0;37 |
| L |
108 |
76 |
12 |
0;38 |
| M |
109 |
77 |
13 |
0;50 |
| N |
110 |
78 |
14 |
0;49 |
| O |
111 |
79 |
15 |
0;24 |
| P |
112 |
80 |
16 |
0;25 |
| Q |
113 |
81 |
17 |
0;16 |
| R |
114 |
82 |
18 |
0;19 |
| S |
115 |
83 |
19 |
0;31 |
| T |
116 |
84 |
20 |
0;20 |
| U |
117 |
85 |
21 |
0;22 |
| V |
118 |
86 |
22 |
0;47 |
| W |
119 |
87 |
23 |
0;17 |
| X |
120 |
88 |
24 |
0;45 |
| Y |
121 |
89 |
25 |
0;21 |
| Z |
122 |
90 |
26 |
0;44 |
| 1 |
49 |
33 |
- |
0;120 |
| 2 |
50 |
64 |
0 |
0;121 |
| 3 |
51 |
35 |
- |
0;122 |
| 4 |
52 |
36 |
- |
0;123 |
| 5 |
53 |
37 |
- |
0;124 |
| 6 |
54 |
94 |
30 |
0;125 |
| 7 |
55 |
38 |
- |
0;126 |
| 8 |
56 |
42 |
- |
0;126 |
| 9 |
57 |
40 |
- |
0;127 |
| 0 |
48 |
41 |
- |
0;129 |
| - |
45 |
95 |
31 |
0;130 |
| = |
61 |
43 |
- |
0;131 |
| ] |
91 |
123 |
27 |
0;26 |
| [ |
93 |
125 |
29 |
0;27 |
|
92 |
124 |
28 |
0;43 |
| ; |
59 |
58 |
- |
0;39 |
| ' |
39 |
34 |
- |
0;40 |
| . |
46 |
60 |
- |
0;51 |
| / |
47 |
63 |
- |
0;53 |
| ` |
39 |
34 |
- |
0;40 |
| ENTER (keypad) |
13 |
- |
10 |
(0;116) |
| / (keypad) |
47 |
47 |
(0;142) |
(0;74) |
| * (keypad) |
42 |
(0;144) |
(0;78) |
- |
| - (keypad) |
45 |
45 |
(0;149) |
(0;164) |
| + (keypad) |
43 |
43 |
(0;150) |
(0;55) |
| 5 (keypad) |
(0;76) |
53 |
(0;143) |
- |
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