EXPERTS: How to change background color of ActiveX subclassed from an Edit/Combo control?

I have an edit box and a combo box subclassed from an ATL ActiveX control (done with the wizard). How can I change the background and text colors on an event (for example OnClick).

I tried using WM_CTLCOLOREDIT but that only works on the edit box...


I also tried using a composite control with MFC support and planting a CEdit on it, but I don't know how to go on from there concerning the colors.


Any help would be appriciated...


Thanks,

Oren

Surely if you are deriving your class from the class from an Editbox Control,
you can simply overide painting functions through a message map?

If you mean painting the rectangle of the edit box, then it doesn't work, because then the text disappears...
I was looking for a more generic solution that preferably would also work for ATL.

Hi there,
Does changing of color for disabled edit boxes in composite controls work? I tried using WM_CTLCOLOREDIT message but it doesn't work for disabled edit boxes. I even tried WM_CTLCOLORSTATIC. It doesn't seem to work.

I know that this is irrelevant to your question but I was working on this last week. I was curious about it.

thanx,
mohan