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Now I realize this command is outdated, and is only still in the GDK/Documentation as a reference. So I'm not asking why it doesn't work. I realize that obviously skyboxes would be a much better alternative, but here's the thing. What I'm trying to do doesn't need a skybox.

I'm working on integrating a console into my current project (ala Quake, Half-Life, etc.), and what I've got so far is similar to a code snippet I found here on the forum's involving using a second camera and moving that camera's view onto the the screen, and moving it off when hte console is closed, that I've adapted to C++ and the GDK. When I noticed dbTextureBackdrop as I was looking through the documentation, I figured that would solve the problem, since I could set the background to the console's camera only. Of course as soon as I did some reading on it, I realized it's outdated. I don't need an entire skybox for just that one camera, so I guess I can go back to my original idea of creating and texturing a box that I place out in the middle of nowhere in 3d space and point the console cam at it, but I'm wondering if anyone has any other suggestions that might be a bit simpler, or even a better way to do the console if possible.

Any help would be appreciated.

Paste an image as the background.
Draw the console text to another image and paste that to the screen (with black = transparent) or the screen (sloppier and slower)

Or, if you really want it 3D, use a plane and face it towards the camera.

Yeah, that was my original idea. I'll just have to experiment.