SetDialogBkColor( ) Problem in Visual C++.net

[dhrodrigues]

I've just upgrated my Visual C++ 6 to Visual C++.net and now this functions seams to not be working !!!!
I had the following line of command in a previously bugs free running program in Visual C++ 6, declared on xxx::InitInstance()

SetDialogBkColor(RGB(255,200,100), RGB(1,1,1));

that would give me sort of a yellow mustard color to my dialog window.... the problem is that when I try to run it in my new Visual C++.net compiler, although the program runs... the window comes out with the same gray color that we're used to...

Question: How can I make SetDialogBkColor( ) to run properly in Visual C++.net ??
Is there any other function that works better than this one, to change a dialog window default color ???

[erikj]

Text from msdn

This function is obsolete.

Remarks
To set the background color of the dialog box, you must handle WM_CTLCOLOR. This message changes the color of the specified dialog box only.

[dhrodrigues]

I've been trying to see if I can change the color of a dialog thru WM_CTLCOLOR without success.... here's the code I've been using:

HBRUSH chelloDialogDlg::OnCtlColor(CDC* pDC, CWnd* pwnd, UINT nCtlColor)
{
HBRUSH hbr = CDialog::OnCtlColor(pDC, pwnd, nCtlColor);
if (pwnd->GetDlgCtrlID() == IDD_DIALOG)
{
pDC->SetBkColor(RGB(0,255, 0));
}
return hbr
}

can someone pinpoint me what ham I doing wrong.... I manage to use this with success on edit boxes but not on Buttons or Dialog Windows.....

[dhrodrigues]

OK guys and Girls... I've managed to answer my own question...

To change a background color in Visual C++ .net you cannot use SetDialogBkColor cause it's a obsolet function.... nevertheless, I've manage to do it thru the WM_ERASEBKGND.
here's the code I've used:

BOOL CHelloDialogDlg::OnEraseBkgnd(CDC* pDC)
{
CRect rect;
GetClientRect(&rect);
pDC->FillSolidRect(&rect , RGB(255, 0, 0));    // Makes the dialog window Bkground red
return TRUE;
}

hope this might help someone else with the same question.