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[Cmdr0Sunburn]

i get this error error C2440: '=' : cannot convert from 'int' to 'char *', the code is

char *M_y;
M_y = LoadString(hInst, IDS_STRING1, pcString, MAX_LOADSTRING);

how can i make the error go away?

[parksie]

LoadString returns the length of the string copied, not a pointer.

LoadString
The LoadString function loads a string resource from the executable file associated with a specified module, copies the string into a buffer, and appends a terminating null character.

int LoadString(
HINSTANCE hInstance, // handle to resource module
UINT uID, // resource identifier
LPTSTR lpBuffer, // resource buffer
int nBufferMax // size of buffer
);
Parameters
hInstance
[in] Handle to an instance of the module whose executable file contains the string resource.
uID
[in] Specifies the integer identifier of the string to be loaded.
lpBuffer
[out] Pointer to the buffer to receive the string.
nBufferMax
[in] Specifies the size of the buffer, in TCHARs. This refers to bytes for ANSI versions of the function or WCHARs for Unicode versions. The string is truncated and null terminated if it is longer than the number of characters specified.
Return Values
If the function succeeds, the return value is the number of TCHARs copied into the buffer, not including the null-terminating character, or zero if the string resource does not exist. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

[Chris]

as parksie mention, the LoadString will copy the string from string table into the provided buffer (pcString) and if succeed, it will return the total number of string have been copied (for example iCnt)

int iCnt=0;
iCnt = LoadString(hInst, IDS_STRING1, pcString, MAX_LOADSTRING); 

Perhaps, you need the (LPCTSTR) too...

int iCnt=0;
iCnt = LoadString(hInst, (LPCTSTR)IDS_STRING1, pcString, strlen(pcString)); 

regards,