I remember how ansi.sys let you use an escape sequence to if I recall and I may be wrong, let you set text at a particular cursor position.

I am in XP and don't want to use command.com I want to use cmd.exe

What are my options?

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=3216 There is a tool there which allows colour - msg posted today.

Other alternatives may be found in Timo Salmi's batch faq.

I don't see anything there that would do what I describe I am looking for.

Nothing in Timo Salmi's batch faq?

I did a search over the entries there and didn't see anything for what I was looking for.

Did you search the web site or the ZIP archives? His website examples only shows a subset of the archives.


There are some solutions here too. It is not a native ability of the CMD prompt so you have to use the findstr workaround or use a tool for it.

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2745

I've just noticed that you didn't mention colour. ANSI escape sequences were mostly used for colour so I assumed you were after colour too.


What is it you are trying to do? Have a clock in the top right corner?

a clock would be ok, or my IP Address, or MAC address.

Here ya go:

No good. In your example it doesn't stick like a stamp. It's not permanent. When you push ENTER and have some commands that give some output, then after a short while it eventually scrolls off the screen.

if you want something to stay on the CMD screen permanently then you are going to need a TSR program.

What is it that you want to do?

well, aside from it being good if there were a replacement for ansi.sys for cmd

I want a reminder of my IP Address. I am not keen on using the TITLE to do it 'cos I already use the title to summarise what i'm doing there so if I have to bring a cmd window back up I know what cmd prompt i'm opening.

What is wrong with just typing ipconfig real quick?
Or putting some other program in your system tray that displays your IP address?

indeed. or use a batch file called IP.BAT to display your ip address.

Sound like a good idea for a DOSKEY macro as well.