How do I color output text from Perl script on Windows?

Question

I would like to color format the text printed to the console using the Perl print command.

In my case the script will only be run under WinXP-DOS Command Line but it wou

Answer 1

system("color A"); #DOS command, change text color to lime

system("color 7"); #DOS command, change text color to white

However those commands change text color on the whole screen. Type "color ?" in DOS window to see color options

I am using strawberry perl on Windows and I did not have Win32::Console package. To install this package type in console:

perl -MCPAN -e shell

install Win32::Console

exit