Cedric Moonen wrote: Are you using managed C++ ? If yes, then this is the wrong forum. This forum is for C++ only, not managed. atleast somebody have sharp common sense here [:)] "Opinions are neither right nor wrong. I cannot change your opinion. I can, however, change what influences your opinion." - David Crow Never mind - my own stupidity is the source of every "problem" - Mixture cheers, Alok Gupta VC Forum Q&A :- I/IV Support CRY- Child Relief and You/xml>

declare a myCharPtr which doesn't have any embedded nulls and be sure that it is large enough. And use following command- strcpy(myCharPtr, my_string.c_str()) I think it should work...but not sure. "We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them"

Header shlwapi.h Import library shlwapi.lib OK,. what country just started work for the day ? The ASP.NET forum is flooded with retarded questions. -Christian Graus Best wishes to Rexx[^]

i invalidate in OnmouseMove handler not in onPaint function Regards: Xohaib Shirani

Start by browsing this website. I know there are multiple articles on fancy buttons, and some on changing backgrounds for all sorts of things. Expand the "desktop development" part on the left, the look under "button controls", and "dialog and windows". It will take you a while to find what you are looking for, but you'll trip over many other good things along the way. Iain. Iain Clarke appears because CPallini still cares.