color wont change in console

I'm using Bloodshed's Dev-C++

Code:

HANDLE hInput, hOutput;

void FillScreenGreen()
{
    COORD FillScreenPos;
    for(int i=0; i<25; i++)
    {
        for(int i2=0; i2<80; i2++)
        {
            FillScreenPos.Y=i;
            FillScreenPos.X=i2;
            SetConsoleCursorPosition(hOutput, FillScreenPos);
            SetConsoleTextAttribute(hOutput, BACKGROUND_GREEN | FOREGROUND_GREEN);
            cout<<"x";
        }
    }
    SetConsoleTextAttribute(hOutput, BACKGROUND_GREEN);
}           

int main()
{
    hInput = GetStdHandle(STD_INPUT_HANDLE);
    hOutput = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
    FillScreenGreen();

    return 0;
}

The above should fill the whole screen with a green background color, right? But when I run the program it won't change color...

plz help

That code fills an 80x25 grid of characters to solid green - works fine.

Try adding a "cin.get();" right before you return from main().

gg

It's very odd... My console (cmd - WinXP Pro) wont change color :S

Is it something about the settings of the console (or the set mode)? or the properties of the program ?

Worked fine on XP too....

Using Dev-C++ 4.9.8.0

gg