Thread: CString to char - possible??

You need a null terminated version of the CString object. I think you can get it with the CString:perator LPCTSTR, but as you know, I don't use MFC.

From the help...

>>>
CString:perator LPCTSTR
Use this casting operator to access the null-terminated C string contained in a CString object. No characters are copied; only a pointer is returned. Be careful with this operator. If you change a CString object after you have obtained the character pointer, you may cause a reallocation of memory that invalidates the pointer.

Syntax
operator LPCTSTR ( ) const;
<<<

...edit...

that should be a ":" followed by a "o".. Damn smilies crap!

adrianxw is completely right, you can use operator LPCTSTR.
In fact, it will be used automatically for you if you give a CString
object where a const char* is needed.

Alternatively you can use the Format function to do this:

CString strPath;
CString strMiddlePart;

strMiddlePart = GetYourStringFromSomeWhere();

// Format works like sprintf
strPath.Format( "C:\\Dave\\%s\\setup.exe", strMiddlePart );

// conversion to const char* [= LPCTSTR] called automatically
spawnl(P_WAIT, strPath, strPath, NULL);

>>> you can turn off the smilies

I was aware I could turn them off for me, but was not sure that turning them off for me would affect my posts when viewed by others, (i.e., when I preview I see ":" "o", but someone with smilies sees ).

I am also aware of the code tags, which I use when posting code sections, however, the code tag can make phat messages which annoy everyone, so for one or two lines, I tend not to bother.