This is a self-compiled **bat/.net hybrid** (should be saved as `.BAT`) that can be used on any system that have installed .net framework (it's a rare thing to see an windows without .NET framework even for the oldest XP/2003 installations) . It uses jscript.net compiler to create an exe capable to print strings with different background/foreground color only for the current line.
@if (@X)==(@Y) @end /* JScript comment
@echo off
setlocal
for /f "tokens=* delims=" %%v in ('dir /b /s /a:-d /o:-n "%SystemRoot%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\*jsc.exe"') do (
set "jsc=%%v"
)
if not exist "%~n0.exe" (
"%jsc%" /nologo /out:"%~n0.exe" "%~dpsfnx0"
)
%~n0.exe %*
endlocal & exit /b %errorlevel%
*/
import System;
var arguments:String[] = Environment.GetCommandLineArgs();
var newLine = false;
var output = "";
var foregroundColor = Console.ForegroundColor;
var backgroundColor = Console.BackgroundColor;
var evaluate = false;
var currentBackground=Console.BackgroundColor;
var currentForeground=Console.ForegroundColor;
//http://stackoverflow.com/a/24294348/388389
var jsEscapes = {
'n': '\n',
'r': '\r',
't': '\t',
'f': '\f',
'v': '\v',
'b': '\b'
};
function decodeJsEscape(_, hex0, hex1, octal, other) {
var hex = hex0 || hex1;
if (hex) { return String.fromCharCode(parseInt(hex, 16)); }
if (octal) { return String.fromCharCode(parseInt(octal, 8)); }
return jsEscapes[other] || other;
}
function decodeJsString(s) {
return s.replace(
// Matches an escape sequence with UTF-16 in group 1, single byte hex in group 2,
// octal in group 3, and arbitrary other single-character escapes in group 4.
/\\(?:u([0-9A-Fa-f]{4})|x([0-9A-Fa-f]{2})|([0-3][0-7]{0,2}|[4-7][0-7]?)|(.))/g,
decodeJsEscape);
}
function printHelp( ) {
print( arguments[0] + " -s string [-f foreground] [-b background] [-n] [-e]" );
print( " " );
print( " string String to be printed" );
print( " foreground Foreground color - a " );
print( " number between 0 and 15." );
print( " background Background color - a " );
print( " number between 0 and 15." );
print( " -n Indicates if a new line should" );
print( " be written at the end of the ");
print( " string(by default - no)." );
print( " -e Evaluates special character " );
print( " sequences like \\n\\b\\r and etc ");
print( "" );
print( "Colors :" );
for ( var c = 0 ; c < 16 ; c++ ) {
Console.BackgroundColor = c;
Console.Write( " " );
Console.BackgroundColor=currentBackground;
Console.Write( "-"+c );
Console.WriteLine( "" );
}
Console.BackgroundColor=currentBackground;
}
function errorChecker( e:Error ) {
if ( e.message == "Input string was not in a correct format." ) {
print( "the color parameters should be numbers between 0 and 15" );
Environment.Exit( 1 );
} else if (e.message == "Index was outside the bounds of the array.") {
print( "invalid arguments" );
Environment.Exit( 2 );
} else {
print ( "Error Message: " + e.message );
print ( "Error Code: " + ( e.number & 0xFFFF ) );
print ( "Error Name: " + e.name );
Environment.Exit( 666 );
}
}
function numberChecker( i:Int32 ){
if( i > 15 || i < 0 ) {
print("the color parameters should be numbers between 0 and 15");
Environment.Exit(1);
}
}
if ( arguments.length == 1 || arguments[1].toLowerCase() == "-help" || arguments[1].toLowerCase() == "-help" ) {
printHelp();
Environment.Exit(0);
}
for (var arg = 1; arg <= arguments.length-1; arg++ ) {
if ( arguments[arg].toLowerCase() == "-n" ) {
newLine=true;
}
if ( arguments[arg].toLowerCase() == "-e" ) {
evaluate=true;
}
if ( arguments[arg].toLowerCase() == "-s" ) {
output=arguments[arg+1];
}
if ( arguments[arg].toLowerCase() == "-b" ) {
try {
backgroundColor=Int32.Parse( arguments[arg+1] );
} catch(e) {
errorChecker(e);
}
}
if ( arguments[arg].toLowerCase() == "-f" ) {
try {
foregroundColor=Int32.Parse(arguments[arg+1]);
} catch(e) {
errorChecker(e);
}
}
}
Console.BackgroundColor = backgroundColor ;
Console.ForegroundColor = foregroundColor ;
if ( evaluate ) {
output=decodeJsString(output);
}
if ( newLine ) {
Console.WriteLine(output);
} else {
Console.Write(output);
}
Console.BackgroundColor = currentBackground;
Console.ForegroundColor = currentForeground;
Here's the help message:
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**Example**:
`coloroutput.bat -s "aa\nbb\n\u0025cc" -b 10 -f 3 -n -e`
You can also find this script [here][2].
You can also check carlos' color function ->
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