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 COLORSELECT()
 Activate attribute in current color settings
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 Syntax

     COLORSELECT(<nColorIndex>) --> NIL

 Returns

     Always returns NIL.

 Arguments

     <nColorIndex> is a number corresponding to the oridnal positions in
     the current list of color attributes, as set by SETCOLOR().

 Description

     COLORSELECT() activates the specified color pair from the current list
     of color attributes (established by SETCOLOR()).  Manifest constants for
     <nColorIndex> are defined in COLOR.CH:

     COLOR.CH constants
     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Constant          Value
     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
     CLR_STANDARD      0
     CLR_ENHANCED      1
     CLR_BORDER        2
     CLR_BACKGROUND    3
     CLR_UNSELECTED    4
     ------------------------------------------------------------------------

     COLORSELECT() does not alter the current SET Color setting.

     This table describes the scope of the CA-Clipper color settings affected
     by SETCOLOR():

     Color settings
     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Setting        Scope
     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Standard       All screen output commands and functions
     Enhanced       Gets and selection highlights
     Border         Screen border (not supported on EGA and VGA monitors)
     Background     Not supported
     Unselected     Unselected Gets
     ------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Examples

     .  This example demonstrates use of COLORSELECT() with the
        COLOR.CH manifest constants:

        USE Sales NEW
        ? SETCOLOR()                  // displays "W/B,N/B,W/N,W/N,W/N"
                                      // in white on blue

        COLORSELECT(CLR_ENHANCED)     // enhanced is active color pair
        ? "I'm black and blue"        // displayed in black on blue
        COLORSELECT(CLR_STANDARD)     // restore standard color

 Files:  Library is CLIPPER.LIB, header file is Color.ch.