C++ Console Color Change Over Time

[Muhasaresa]

Hello :D

I am making a console app in DEV C++ and I am trying to make it so that the backround color of the application changes every 500 milliseconds. I have tried:

#include <cstdlib>
#include <iostream>
#include <windows.h>



int main(){
using namespace std;


loop:
system("color 1f");
Sleep(500);
system("color ff");
Sleep(500);
goto loop;

}

This did not seem to work. Is there another solution?

Thanks for any help,

Muhasaresa

[zb0S216C]

Don't use Dev-C++ as it's old, very old. Upgrade to VC++ 2010/08 or Code::Blocks. Also, don't use goto as it's been deprecated.

You said: This did not seem to work. Why exactly?

_Wazzak

[Muhasaresa]

Oh, sorry, I was silly and failed to notice that "color ff" does not exist.

Thanks for the help anyway :D

Muhasaresa