ConvertStringToBSTR

Visual Studio 2015

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Microsoft Specific**

Converts a char * value to a BSTR.

Syntax

  
      BSTR __stdcall ConvertStringToBSTR(  
   const char* pSrc  
)

Parameters

pSrc
A char * variable.

Example

// ConvertStringToBSTR.cpp  
#include <comutil.h>  
#include <stdio.h>  
  
#pragma comment(lib, "comsuppw.lib")  
#pragma comment(lib, "kernel32.lib")  
  
int main() {  
   char* lpszText = "Test";  
   printf_s("char * text: %s\n", lpszText);  
  
   BSTR bstrText = _com_util::ConvertStringToBSTR(lpszText);  
   wprintf_s(L"BSTR text: %s\n", bstrText);  
  
   SysFreeString(bstrText);  
}

Output

char * text: Test  
BSTR text: Test

END Microsoft Specific

Requirements

Header: comutil.h

Lib: comsuppw.lib or comsuppwd.lib (see /Zc:wchar_t (wchar_t Is Native Type) for more information)