The easiest way would be to compile you program to use UNICODE strings. In Project - Settings - C/C++ : Preprocessor definitions make sure _UNICODE is defined and not _ANSI or _MBCS. This will make CString use wide chars and allow an auto cast down to LPCWSTR. ...cmk Save the whales - collect the whole set

shoonya wrote: fact#2 most of the pcs sold in india are assembled ones Not quite. Consider the company market. And also Wipro and other huge manufacturers. I think they control most of the market share. shoonya wrote: anyway nice to see somebody stand up for my country Mine too. I've only been away a few years. shoonya wrote: fact#1 that most of the thousands of cafes Probably. There weren't that many when I left so I'll take your word for it. But really there's no excuse for condoning this practice. I mean its one thing for a home user to pirate something, its another to run a business on pirated stuff. Sort of like selling pirates movie videos. Its true that MS didn't care about piracy earlier since they probably wanted more people to start using windows. But I think its time for a clamp down. "I believe I referred to her personality as a potential science exhibit." - Elaine, about Ellen, in "The Dog"

Sorry, but decided to delete my previous posting. I don't want to deal with any questions. If you use email notification, you'll have a copy. Here's an article that covers some of the same things (except, he apparently uses callbacks, which I don't normally recommend, but if it works....) http://www.codeproject.com/audio/wave_class_for_playing_and_recording.asp#xx648264xx[^] Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke