>>>>How do I set the background color behind the command window?
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>>>_screen.BackColor=...
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>>i typed _screen.blackcolor =128 and it did not work.
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>You need to use the RGB syntax.

thanks... I did that at first (set color to g) and I thought
it did not work. After getting your message, I tried it again.
This time I refreshed the screen and it worked...
thanks again..rob