Thread: SetDCPenColor() undifined

Originally Posted by MacGyver

Put this before you #include <Windows.h>:

Code:

#define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0500

works, THANX... Didn't know you still exist, will use you on other things

Originally Posted by csonx_p

works, THANX... Didn't know you still exist, will use you on other things

I get no link errors or warnings anymore, but then the color is not changed, always defaults to black... Is there any other form one can change line color when drawing? Here's my code

Code:

	// Select the new pen and its color.
	// Draw the arc using API arc function
	hPen = (HPEN)GetStockObject(BLACK_PEN);
	hOldPen=(HPEN)SelectObject(hdc, hPen);
	SetDCPenColor(hdc,RGB(R,G,B));
	Arc( hdc, left, top, right, bottom, xstart, ystart, xend, yend 	);
	SelectObject(hdc, hOldPen);

Originally Posted by novacain

I am not sure you can modify a Stock GDI object. YOu would change the default Pen, not select in a Stock Pen and then change the colour.

I use CreatePen() as it give me more control.

Code:

hPen=(HPEN)CreatePen(PS_SOLID,1,RGB(R,G,B));//solid pen one px wide

hOrigPen=SelectObject(hDC,hPen);

//draw

SelectObject(hDC,hOrigPen);
DeleteObject(hPen);

Yes this is what i've opted for...works