Installing Sound Producer Pro Alters ANSI Escape Sequences (115283)

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This article was previously published under Q115283

SYMPTOMS

Prompts, menus, screen colors, or screen settings that use ANSI escape sequences do not function properly after you install the Orchid Sound Producer Pro software.

CAUSE

When making modifications to the CONFIG.SYS and/or AUTOEXEC.BAT file(s), the setup program for the Orchid Sound Producer Pro software converts all the letters in these files to uppercase. This may alter the functionality of certain entries that use ANSI escape sequences.

RESOLUTION

To correct this problem, manually edit the AUTOEXEC.BAT and/or CONFIG.SYS file(s) and change letters in all statements that use an ANSI escape sequence (such as PROMPT, ECHO, and so forth) back to the proper case.

STATUS

Orchid Technical Support has confirmed that this is a problem in versions 1.0 and 1.1 of the Sound Producer Pro software. For more information, contact Orchid Technical Support.

MORE INFORMATION

As an example, the following MS-DOS PROMPT command results in bright red text on a black background:

   prompt $e[1m$e[31m$e[40m $p$g

If this line is converted to uppercase letters as follows

   PROMPT $E[1M$E[31M $E[40M $P$G

the result is white text on a black background, and the prompt appears as follows:

   MMM C:\>

The Orchid Sound Producer Pro is manufactured by Orchid Technology, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	12/5/2003
Keywords:	KB115283