Fill Color in a static control at runtime

[swarnamanoo]

I want to fill a chosen color from the color palette in a static control at runtime.How can i do it?

[amit sebiz]

Create a custom derived class of any control and handle the WM_ERASEBACKGROUND in that class.create a solid brush of required color and paint the background(Note do it after calling base classes OnEraseBachGrnd).