how to convert bstr to char[256]

[ashish8patil]

hi all, i want to convert bstr to chra[]; eg:- char a[256]; BSTR bstr=L"hello"; i want hello into a thank you

[Rajesh R Subramanian]

Hello, For a deeper understanding of the topic, I'll recommend that you read this excellent article: The Complete Guide to C++ Strings, Part II - String Wrapper Classes[^].

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[CPallini]

ashish8patil wrote:

BSTR bstr=L"hello";

Please never do this. Read the article suggested by Rajesh (or BSTR documentation [^]) to discover why. :)

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[ashish8patil]

Thanks

[ashish8patil]

Thanks .