LPCWSTR - Pointer to const wchar_t string
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Memory reference scope issue: Variable value getting reset, How to Assign value to LPCWSTR?
I am a beginner cpp programmer. I am converting string value to LPCWSTR. When i am trying to access this value, it is giving a null value. Please check this code attached below. I think this is because of memory reference value is clearing out after…
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Using, StringCchCat
I'm trying to use the StringCchCat function:
HRESULT X;
LPWSTR _strOutput = new wchar_t[100];
LPCWSTR Y =L"Sample Text";
X = StringCchCat(_strOutput, 100, Y);
But for some reason I keep getting the "E_INVALIDARG One or more…
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Can't set windows name
So I tried to put together a window, but when I needed to name the window I told me.
(Error: argument of type “const char*” is incompatible of type “LPCWSTR”)
Programming for the CreateWindow method is underneath. Error should be in line 2.
hwnd =…
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Have a PCWSTR and need it to be a WCHAR[]
I am re-writing a C++ method from some code I downloaded. The method originally took a PCWSTR as a parameter and then prompted the user to enter a file name. I modified the method to take two parameters (both PCWSTR) and not to prompt the user. I am…
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cannot convert cont char* to LPCWSTR
I am stuck with an error in QT compiler however it works fine with VS2010. the error states that
I have seen other posts related to the same error but non has resolved my problem in QT. I have tried _T,L or TEXT but still not working
bq. error:…
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Retrieving VolumeDetails of WINDOWS Drives - stuck with 'char []' to 'LPCWSTR' conversion
I am trying to get the VolumeDetails of my WINDOWS system- Drive label plus its respective Volume Serial number. I've tried since an hour and built a code which gone wrong in syntax. At present I am getting the following error with it-
error C2664:…
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LPCWSTR error; is there a better solution?
I have the following c++ code, and it seems like everywhere I attempt to put a string, I have to convert it in order to avoid a `Cannot conver parameter 2 from 'const char[x] to LPCWSTR. I know I can fix this issue by doing a simple conversion, but…
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LPCWSTR will not Cast Correctly on TextOut() Method
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#include
#include
#include
using namespace std;
//=========================================================
// Globals.
HWND ghMainWnd = 0;
HINSTANCE ghAppInst = 0;
struct TextObj
{
string s;…
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C++ Pointer to substring
I want to get the wstring from a pointer to a text for which an offset and a length is given.
typedef struct SPVTEXTFRAG
{
struct SPVTEXTFRAG *pNext;
SPVSTATE State;
LPCWSTR pTextStart;
ULONG ulTextLen;
ULONG ulTextSrcOffset;
}…
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c++ RegCreateKeyEx LPCWSTR from std::string
I'm writting few operations in registry and I got stuck for two days at this. Really don't know how to solve that. So, its my code:
HKEY hkey;
DWORD dwDisposition;
string address =…
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MessageBoxW cannot convert
I am using wxWidgets 2.9.4 in Visual Studio 2012 and I keep getting these two error messages:
Error 1 error C2664: 'MessageBoxW' : cannot convert parameter 2 from 'const char *' to 'LPCWSTR'
IntelliSense: argument of type "const char *" is…
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C win32 api unicode to ascii
Possible Duplicate:
How do you convert LPCWSTR to const char *?
I have a function that gets a LPCWSTR string for win32 api usage.
Now I have a function that sends data in ASCII to the IRC server.
So now I need to convert it to ASCII, I haven't…
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Corrupted vector entries with LPCWSTR vector
I ahve the following piece of code. I get a correctly filled vector. But I am unable to print or use the vector contents which are file names from a directory. As soon as I do enter the first iteration. Everything gets lost. What am I doing…
user349026
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C++ How do I create a timestamped directory using a filepath held in a string?
I am trying to set up a program which can create a new directory every time it is used to fill with data. I want the name of the folder to be a timestamp of when it was created. I have already written a function which creates the timestamp and…
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How to use FindFirstFile
I keep getting compile errors with the line at the bottom
hFind = FindFirstFile(fileFilter.c_str()), &FindFileData);
The compiler keeps throwing error C2664 back at me, : cannot convert argument 1 from 'const char *' to 'LPCWSTR'
How do I create…
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