Adding Color to the Console in Turbo 4.5

[Megacyrus]

I have been been looking everywhere for some guidance on how to change the colors(text and background)in the .exe files made by my Turbo C++ 4.5.&nbsp;&nbsp;I found that the header conio.h includes functions to do so, but when I include the syntax in my programs, no dice!&nbsp;&nbsp;I would appreciate any help.&nbsp;&nbsp;I am running it on Win98.&nbsp;&nbsp;I suspect it might have to do with the portability to 32 bit????<br><br>Also, I would really like some additional guidance on what a good IDE to upgrade to would be.&nbsp;&nbsp;I am new to C++ and am a student.&nbsp;&nbsp;We learn on Turbo, but there has to be better out there since it was written for the Win3.1 OS.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br>

 

[2ffat]

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The problem may not lay in Win32 or Turbo 4.5. Show a small snippet of code and we'll see if we can help. I've used conio before and it does work but is not very intuitive.<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;My preference for an IDE is Borland's C++ Builder. If you are a student, go might be able to the &quot;Professional&quot; edition for about the same price and the &quot;Personal&quot; edition. Also, the compiler C++ 5.5 is available for free from <A HREF="

http://www.borland.com"

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http://www.borland.com</A>

but this does <b>not</b> include the IDE or debugger. <p>James P. Cottingham<br><a href=mailto: > </a><br><a href=

http://www.ivcusa.com>International

Veneer Co., Inc.</a><br>All opinions are mine alone and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer.