Bstr

I need some help with making a BSTR. I need to make two BSTR in to 1 and I can't seem to make it work. The finished product needs to look like this:
ItemOpen("ID")

ID is the other BSTR. So how I combine two BSTRs together?

I have tried:

PHP Code:

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BSTR cmd;
cmd = SysAllocString(L"ItemOpen(\"" & ID & "\")"); 


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Thanks

Do you specifically have to use BSTR? Actually, it's basically synonymous with LPWSTR (== wchar_t*). So, you can use the STL to help with this:

Code:

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basic_string<OLECHAR> sMyStr;

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Yeah I dont have much of a choice, BSTR is what the functions I am using need. But I will try LPWSTR just to see what happens.

What functions are they?

They are Novell GroupWise functions. If you know anything about them you would be my hero. But it seems like no one does :D

Hmm... not used that, sorry :(

BSTR is defined as OLECHAR FAR* which is basically OLECHAR*:

Code:

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typedef basic_string<OLECHAR> BString;

BString x = L"Hello";
FunctionThatTakesBSTR(x.c_str());

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Ok so how would I make 2 of those into 1

What libary is that in?
It barfs up an error on compile about missing a ; after basic_string

Code:

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#include <string>
using namespace std;

// ...

BString x = BString(L"Hello ") + BString(L"World");

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Because I could not get on to VB-World this morning I figured it out. *** is up with this server?? Seems like its got alot of problems. Anyways I used:

PHP Code:

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#include <atlbase.h>

CComBSTR cmd;

cmd = "ItemOpen(\"";
cmd += ID;
cmd += "\")"; 


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And it work. But thanks for the suggestions.

No problem. I was just trying to avoid bringing in ATL or MFC if I could help it :)

On this program so would I, but I will take what works. ;)