How would one get a UTF-8/Unicode string from GetOpenFileName?

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I'm developing an application in MinGW/C++ that uses Windows' common dialogs. The need has arisen to collect a file name that might have non-ASCII characters in it. Is there a flag or another option for retrieving a file name in Unicode, or preferably UTF-8?

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 28 '11 at 23:42

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Call GetOpenFileNameW. You can do this without converting your entire app to Unicode which may be the most expedient solution.

Windows API comes in 2 flavours, ANSI and Unicode. The former has functions with an A suffix. The latter have a W suffix. You are currently using the former.

answered Apr 28 '11 at 23:42

David Heffernan

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I.e. `GetOpenFileName` is really a macro, and expands to `GetOpenFileNameA` by default. – MSalters Apr 29 '11 at 07:48

How would one get a UTF-8/Unicode string from GetOpenFileName?

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