I m not sure but check if this helps you, CString buf = _T("salut"); //the first string char * Result; //the result long len = wcslen (buf); //the length of "salut" wcstombs (Result,buf,len); //conversion to char * Result[len] = '\0';

user3034 wrote: Now, looking at the source code, how can i figure out the project settings with which it was created If by "source code," you strictly mean the cpp and h files, you can't. You need the project file, which, IMHO, is part of the source code, just like Makefiles back in the old days. For VC 6, you're looking for the .dsw / .dsp file; for 2005, the .sln / .vcprog Judy