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COLOR

Language element:	command
OpenVMS specifics:	valid field types and attributes

Note:   This is a simplified description of the COLOR command syntax. For the complete description, see the COLOR command in the SAS online Help.  

field-type

specifies the area of the window (such as background, banner, command, border, or message) or type of text you want to change.

color

specifies the color for the field. On terminals that support color, the following values are valid:

K	black
B	blue
C	cyan
G	green
M	magenta
R	red
W	white
Y	yellow

NEXT

specifies to change the color to the next color in the list.

highlight

specifies the highlighting attribute for the field. The following values are valid:

H	highlight, which causes the text to be displayed in a bold font.
R	reverse video.
U	underline.

The B (blinking) attribute is not supported under OpenVMS.

Details

The COLOR command allows you to set the color for specific elements of the active window.

To save your changes beyond your current session, do one of the following:

• Issue the WSAVE command. The changes are saved to SASUSER.PROFILE.window.WSAVE.

• From the View menu, select Change display, and then select Save attributes.

Note:   The WSAVE command is not available for all SAS windows. For example, with SAS/FSP or SAS/CALC software, changes are saved either through the EDPARMS window or the PARMS window. To determine whether WSAVE is available for a particular SAS window, refer to the product documentation.  

Both the COLOR command and the WSAVE command override actions in the SASCOLOR window. That is, COLOR and WSAVE override the use of CPARMS colors for that particular window without affecting the CPARMS values for other SAS windows.

See Also

• COLOR command in the SAS online Help

• WSAVE command in the SAS online Help

• Using the SASCOLOR Window

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