BSTR

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A BSTR, known as basic string or binary string, is a pointer to a wide character string used by Automation data manipulation functions.

typedef OLECHAR FAR* BSTR;

BSTRs are wide, double-byte (Unicode) strings on 32-bit Windows platforms and narrow, single-byte strings on the Apple® PowerMac™.

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