Re: How to LPCTSTR Convert to char *

It depends on what you mean by the question.

An LPCTSTR is a const TCHAR *, so do you mean you want to remove the const attribute, or
you really want a 'char *' data type (remember that char and char* represent an obsolete
technology that should be used only in very rare and exotic situations where you are
absolutely guarnteed because of external specs to be using 8-bit characters, and should
never be coded as a matter of course in any program).

If you really want a 'char *', that is, a pointer to an 8-bit character string, then you
have to explain why you need it and how you plan to handle the down-conversion from
Unicode characters that have no 8-bit equivalents.
joe

On Tue, 5 Dec 2006 20:20:31 -0600, rxgmoral <rxgmoral.2idl9p@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


How to LPCTSTR Convert to char *

thank :)
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