want ansi.sys loaded in the IDE when debugging

[Beemer Biker]

I have a C++ program (console shell) that runs on a linux system (bash) and
on win32. Ansi escape code work fine for cursor positioning on bash. I
dont have ansi.sys loaded in XP PRO (or win2k). Is there a way to do it in
the debugger or the IDE?

I added device=%SystemRoot%\system32\ansi.sys in config.nt but it didnt
help. I thought this would have worked.

From the cmd prompt "mem /C" does not show ansi.sys loaded, nor even himem
which was already in config.nt before I added the ansi.sys

I only want to run this program on win32 from the debugger ie: hitting F5.
It is much easier to debug in VC7.1 then using gdb. ie: I am not running
the .exe under emulation mode. It only runs on my PCs (Xp or Win2k) when I
am debugging.

...TIA..



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[Eric Gisin]

Ansi.sys is a DOS TSR, Win32 programs cannot see it.

 

[Beemer Biker]

sorry, this went into the wrong forum, my bad

 

[J. Clarke]

I have a C++ program (console shell) that runs on a linux system (bash)
and
on win32. Ansi escape code work fine for cursor positioning on bash. I
dont have ansi.sys loaded in XP PRO (or win2k). Is there a way to do it
in the debugger or the IDE?

I added device=%SystemRoot%\system32\ansi.sys in config.nt but it didnt
help. I thought this would have worked.

From the cmd prompt "mem /C" does not show ansi.sys loaded, nor even
himem
which was already in config.nt before I added the ansi.sys

I only want to run this program on win32 from the debugger ie: hitting F5.
It is much easier to debug in VC7.1 then using gdb. ie: I am not running
the .exe under emulation mode. It only runs on my PCs (Xp or Win2k) when
I am debugging.

Repeat this mantra "XP is not DOS".

Win32 does not support DOS device drivers. You can use ANSI.SYS for 16-bit
code running under command.com, you can't use it for win32 code.