setting msvc 6 to use unicode strings

hey,

is it possible to make msvc6 interpret all literal strings in the code as unicode strings? if i #define UNICODE then all the literal strings blow up.

thanks.

(edit: without using the TEXT() macro. i'm trying to save time ;) )

try L before the string e.g.

something = L "some string"

"L" is for Literal

hope that helps?

i guess i didn't explain myself properly. a friend came up with a solution, but thanks for trying anyway :)

Share the solution with everyone :)

gg

Yes, please do

oh, sure. its actually really simple and not particulary good.

what i had was this situation:

i had lots of existing code using literal strings, eg:

Code:

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SetName( "bob", "smith");

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(btw, am i right calling these literal strings?)
I wanted to convert to unicode, since most pcs now use winXP.
so, i needed to change this to:

Code:

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SetName(TEXT("bob"). TEXT("smith"));

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the solution? initially find and replace :(. I am also working on a program that will read .cpps and change all its strings correctly, hopefully leaving things such as #include "resource.h" intact. I could post it here when its done. tis a shame MSVC can't be made to do it automatically though when the -UNICODE compile option is used.

Now when someone stumbles on to this thread, they may learn something :)

For those wondering, the TEXT() macro will put an "L" in front of the string literal parameter if _UNICODE is defined - making it a wide character string.

I've had to port my code to CE in the past, a prgram like that would've been nice to have at the time :)

gg