wfstream

hi,

i'm trying to use the wfstream version of fstream, but its doing something wierd i don't understand:

Code:

#include <MyFile.h>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

bool MyFile::writeFile(const unsigned short* path)
{
wfstream file;
file.open(path, ios::out);

//checks file is open, writes some variables out with <<

file.close();

return true;

}

when i compile, i get the following compiler error:

Code:

error C2664: 'void __thiscall std::basic_ofstream<unsigned short,struct std::char_traits<unsigned short> >::open(const char *,int)' : cannot convert parameter 1 from 'const unsigned sh
ort *' to 'const char *'

i'm not sure whats going on there, but it looks like the open member of wfstream takes a char* parameter instead of a unsigned short* ? How is that supposed to make sense !?

Any explanations would be appreciated.

(using winXP and vc++ 6)

open() always takes a char* C-string.

The "wide" stream inserters and extractors simply interpret char* and short* as unicode strings.

gg

ah... i got the wrong end of the stick somehow i think.

back to C style io then!