Microsoft KB Archive/20241

System 5, HIGHLIGHT, REVERSE-VIDEO, BLINK Failure

PSS ID Number: Q20241 Article last modified on 11-16-1992

2.10 XENIX

Summary: If you are running on an IBM AT under a System 5 implementation of XENIX, and the HIGHLIGHT, REVERSE-VIDEO, or BLINK screen attributes do not function correctly, proceed as follows: 1. Log in as super user. 2. Run the TERMINSTALL program by typing the following: terminstall 3. Type the following: TERM=ibmpcatm  (m for monochrome display) c  (c for color display) 4. Type the following: export TERM  5. Type the following: set (You should see the command TERM=ibmpcatm (or c) in the listing.) 6. Run the COBOL program again. The TERM variable established in the steps above will remain in effect until you either reboot or log in as super user again.

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