Char to lpcwstr msdn

MessageBoxW:cannot convert parameter2 form const char [9] to LPCWSTR .. That's once thing I appreciate on the MSDN C++ board, i.e., that. Error 1 error C 'CreateFileW': cannot convert parameter 1 from 'const char [ 16]' to 'LPCWSTR' d:\MyDocuments\Visual Studio. MSDN will note this when necessary, for example it lists a as long as your code makes no assumptions about whether TCHAR is a char or wchar. #ifdef UNICODE typedef LPCWSTR LPCTSTR; #else typedef LPCSTR LPCTSTR; # endif. LPCSTR string format, so i need a way converting char to LPCSTR or data into an LPCSTR, then I challenge you to show me in the MSDN. You are free to use char and wchar_t, and project settings will not affect any . would have generalized prototype in MSDN and elsewhere. The std::mbstowcs function is what you are looking for: char text[] = "something"; wchar_t wtext[20]; mbstowcs(wtext, text, strlen(text)+1);//Plus. conversion from const char * to LPCWSTR. C / C++ Forums on Bytes. http:// pethydro.org Aug 13 '08 #2. This page on MSDN has an example for mbstowcs. To get a LPCWSTR to a std:: string, you convert it to a multibyte string first (char *) and then. Yes, your DLL project settings are specifying Unicode strings, so MessageBox() is expecting LPCWSTR (const wchar_t*), but you are passing. I think MSDN docs have more info about windows sdk. pethydro.org error: cannot convert 'char*' to 'LPCWSTR {aka const wchar_t*}' for.