Thread: string to LPCVOID

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    string to LPCVOID

    can we do "string to LPCVOID" ??

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    Assuming std::string, then it's just "str.c_str()".

    Some information on the context in which this is being done would be helpful - including the actual type of "string".

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    thanks for reply but I tried this I get error :S

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    What error?
    Are you using unicode?
    Quote Originally Posted by Adak View Post
    io.h certainly IS included in some modern compilers. It is no longer part of the standard for C, but it is nevertheless, included in the very latest Pelles C versions.
    Quote Originally Posted by Salem View Post
    You mean it's included as a crutch to help ancient programmers limp along without them having to relearn too much.

    Outside of your DOS world, your header file is meaningless.

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    string -> C++ -> no automatic conversion to/from void *, so perhaps all you need is:
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    reinterpret_cast<void *>(str.c_str())
    If that doesn't work, we need to see the code, and the error message, because we can guess what is wrong for quite a while before getting it right.

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    No... any type can be implicitly converted to void*, but it cannot be implicitly converted from void*.
    Quote Originally Posted by Adak View Post
    io.h certainly IS included in some modern compilers. It is no longer part of the standard for C, but it is nevertheless, included in the very latest Pelles C versions.
    Quote Originally Posted by Salem View Post
    You mean it's included as a crutch to help ancient programmers limp along without them having to relearn too much.

    Outside of your DOS world, your header file is meaningless.

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    this is my code

    Code:
        if(!WriteProcessMemory(hProcess, str, lpszDllPath.c_str(), lpszDllPath.length() + 1, 0))
    and this is my error

    Code:
    error C2664: 'WriteProcessMemory' : cannot convert parameter 3 from 'const char *' to 'void *'
    and "lpszDllPath" is string.. thanks for reply and sory my english..

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    In this case, it is safe to convert to void*.
    It doesn't work because c_str() returns const char*, and the function takes void* (thus you disregard the const specifier).
    Try:
    Code:
        if(!WriteProcessMemory(hProcess, str, const_cast<char*>( lpszDllPath.c_str() ), lpszDllPath.length() + 1, 0))
    Last edited by Elysia; 05-24-2008 at 06:26 AM.
    Quote Originally Posted by Adak View Post
    io.h certainly IS included in some modern compilers. It is no longer part of the standard for C, but it is nevertheless, included in the very latest Pelles C versions.
    Quote Originally Posted by Salem View Post
    You mean it's included as a crutch to help ancient programmers limp along without them having to relearn too much.

    Outside of your DOS world, your header file is meaningless.

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    I tried it but I got another error.. It is

    Code:
    error C2440: 'reinterpret_cast' : cannot convert from 'const char *' to 'void *'

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    I checked out the situation and edited the post. It should work.
    Quote Originally Posted by Adak View Post
    io.h certainly IS included in some modern compilers. It is no longer part of the standard for C, but it is nevertheless, included in the very latest Pelles C versions.
    Quote Originally Posted by Salem View Post
    You mean it's included as a crutch to help ancient programmers limp along without them having to relearn too much.

    Outside of your DOS world, your header file is meaningless.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Elysia View Post
    Code:
        if(!WriteProcessMemory(hProcess, str, const_cast<char*>( lpszDllPath.c_str() ), lpszDllPath.length() + 1, 0))
    try:
    Code:
    if(!WriteProcessMemory(hProcess, str, (void*)( lpszDllPath.c_str() ), lpszDllPath.length() + 1, 0))
    the function expects void*, not const char *

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    Irrelevant. Char* can be implicitly converted to void*.
    However, const char* cannot be implicitly converted to void* because it's const. Const void* works.

    Therefore, we must cast away the const, so const char* -> char* -> void*.
    It works. I tried it.
    But if you want to do it the C-way, be my guest.
    Quote Originally Posted by Adak View Post
    io.h certainly IS included in some modern compilers. It is no longer part of the standard for C, but it is nevertheless, included in the very latest Pelles C versions.
    Quote Originally Posted by Salem View Post
    You mean it's included as a crutch to help ancient programmers limp along without them having to relearn too much.

    Outside of your DOS world, your header file is meaningless.

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    Quote Originally Posted by koyboy
    error C2664: 'WriteProcessMemory' : cannot convert parameter 3 from 'const char *' to 'void *'
    Quote Originally Posted by MSDN
    Code:
    BOOL WriteProcessMemory(HANDLE hProcess,
                            LPVOID lpBaseAddress,
                            LPCVOID lpBuffer,
                            SIZE_T nSize,
                            SIZE_T* lpNumberOfBytesWritten);
    You should update your Platform SDK. See this thread for links: http://cboard.cprogramming.com/showthread.php?t=79619
    In the meantime, open up your <winbase.h> and change the 3rd parameter type to LPCVOID.

    gg

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