The LPWSTR type is a 32-bit pointer to a string of 16-bit Unicode characters, which MAY be null-terminated.
The LPWSTR type is a 32-bit pointer to a string of 16-bit Unicode characters, which MAY be null-terminated.
Questions tagged [lpwstr]
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'Initializing': Cannot convert from 'const wchar_t[35]' to 'LPWSTR'
i am currently learning C++ and want to change my desktop wallpaper. However i am getting this error above.
#include
#include
#include
using namespace std;
int main() {
LPWSTR test =…
ConfusedBacon
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Cannot convert CHAR to LPWSTR
I encountered a compilation error in Visual Studio 2015, that I am trying to convert char data to LPWSTR. Can I? Or does it work only with string types?
Here is a piece of my code :
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FILE *sortie;
char fichier[256];// <--- HERE s my char…
VAV
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How to set a LPWSTR pointer which has been provided by reference to a function?
I am replacing an old DLL which has a function, passing an LPWSTR by reference.
The functions should create a new wchar buffer and return the newly created LPWSTR pointer. I found a solution, but I think it could be solved better!?
By the main…
Elduckle
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Can't convert Char to LPWSTR
The following code
string exePath() {
string path;
char buffer[MAX_PATH];
cout << "reading path\n";
GetModuleFileName(NULL, buffer, MAX_PATH);
string::size_type pos = string(buffer).find_last_of("\\/");
path = string(buffer).substr(0,…
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What does this typedef mean involving LPWSTR?
I am trying to find a substitute for LPWSTR for porting a project to gcc.
typedef __nullterminated WCHAR *NWPSTR, *LPWSTR, *PWSTR;
What is null terminated ? so would it be safe if I did something like this:
typedef WCHAR *LPWSTR
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C++ error when building DLL: argument of type const wchar_t* is incompatible with parameter of type LPWSTR
I am a complete novice to C++ programming.
I need to create a DLL using header and solution files that were provided in a tutorial. I have followed basic steps from here but, I am getting following errors in the solution…
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LPTSTR contains only one letter
I'm creating a DLL for a application. The application calls the DLL and receives a string from 8 to 50 in length.
The problem I'm having is that only the first letter of any message the application receives is shown.
Below is the GetMethodVersion…
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Dialog wIndow does not open
So i want to make a sort of texteditor and want to use a dialogwindow to get the filepath/file from the user. Now here is the problem. I get an error in one project that i does not get in another even though i have not changed a setting that would…
morigan
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Adding elements to C++ vector
I want to learn more about C++ coding, especially to design and create a desktop application.
To begin, I want to create a notification app where I can make a task by giving the task a name and content. For this, I use 2 vectors (name and…
MrEngineer
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Convert HWND to LPWSTR?
I have the following code:
MessageBox(NULL, NULL, (LPCWSTR)FindWindow(NULL, L"Untitled - Notepad"), MB_OK);
How can i make the messagebox's title be the Window Handle to notepad? Is there any effiecient and simple way to do this using c++?
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Print opengl shader compile log with wprintf
Following the tutorials at opengl-tutorial.org
, realize that I can't print the shader compile log directly with printf because I'm doing it in a windows desktop application. I tried to convert it to a LPWSTR using this method:
//compile the…
programmer
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How to convert from LPWSTR** to std::vector
I have a function that works with std::vector,
declared like this:
void MyFunc(std::vector &vFillArray){
//....
//fill the vector with wstrings
//....
}
Now I would like to export my function in a DLL library and make it
available to…
paul
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C++ #define LPWSTR?
Ok, i have a problem in my program. I made a question about it before, but no one really understood my problem, so im trying a new approach to it this time.
If you're curious this is my problem:
My program takes arguments in the form of char*…
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C++: Member variable order with sockets in WinCE7
I'm writing a program for WinCE7, and I'm trying to setting up a static library class that will be used by the program for TCP communication. Different member variable orders, thus, stuck the program in different ways. Parts of the…
Giack
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Passing LPWSTR as Reference in a method in C++
I am passing LPWSTR as a reference in a method. The value remains in method but in callee function, it gets lost. I suspect I need to give some memory to LPWSTR but I am unable to figure out the method to do it.
This is how my code looks…
Richa Aggarwal
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