convert TCHAR to CString

p_1960

hi, i have the below code.. TCHAR buffer[SIZEOFTCHAR]; ::GetSystemDirectory(buffer,SIZEOFTCHAR); CString csPath; csPath+=_T(""); i want to copy value in buffer to csPath and i want to append other string to csPath.Please let me know...

Cedric Moonen

No need to convert anything, you can simply assign your buffer in your CString object:

CString csPath = buffer;

If you need to concatenate your buffer at the end of the CString content, you can also do it like this:

CString csPath = "Something";
csPath += buffer;

BTW, what is SIZEOFTCHAR ? What is its value ? If it is the size of one character, then your string will only be able to contain 1 single character, so I guess this is not really what you want.

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p_1960

Thanks for ur Reply..... but the issueis... TCHAR buffer[8000]; ::GetSystemDirectory(buffer,8000); i need add the below string to the path which is obtained from above function.. CString csPath; csPath=_T("\\")+"files.ini"; Please help me..

CPallini

TCHAR buffer[8000];
if (! ::GetSystemDirectory(buffer,8000))
{
// handle error
}
CString csPath(buffer);
csPath += _T("\\files.ini");

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Cedric Moonen

p_1960 wrote:

i need add the below string to the path which is obtained from above function.. CString csPath; csPath=_T("\\")+"files.ini";

CString csPath = buffer;
csPath += _T("\\files.ini");

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Rajesh R Subramanian

p_1960 wrote:

TCHAR buffer[8000];

What's your fetish with the number 8000? :rolleyes:

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CPallini

I make a guess: This sample [^] uses 32767, that is **0x**8000-1 (Well..., actually the two things are probably unrelated...) :-D

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ThatsAlok

CPallini wrote:

This sample [^] uses 32767, that is 0x8000-1 (Well..., actually the two things are probably unrelated...)

thats probably best answer i ever got!

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CPallini

Thank you, anyway I guess you got too few answers in you life... :-D

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ThatsAlok

CPallini wrote:

Thank you, anyway I guess you got too few answers in you life

i thought you are taliking about question

CPallini

Just kidding, pal (I know, I often forgot the joke icon... :rolleyes: ) :)

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aravind sn

CString is 16 bit under unicode but 8bit under non unicode version i guess. but so underunicode version direct conversion can be done as TCHAR is unsigned short. where in non unicode version, WideCharToMultiByte() can be used