Unicode LPCTSTR to ANSI CString

[rabhen]

Hi there,
i am trying to get a Unicode LPCTSTR variable to to display in an EditBox which is CSTRING, at the moment it only displays invalid characters, which makes me think the data is coming in as Unicode. is there anyway to convert between Unicode LPCTSTR and ANSI CString formats?

i am using eVC++4 writing for a WinCE Barcode Scanner.

Thanks in Advance...
R

[CornedBee]

LPCTSTR is not Unicode, it's generic.

[rabhen]

i was assuming it was Unicode because i am getting garbage characters from the program.
i am writing software for a WinCE based Barcode Scanner, i can get the scan to read in data, but it always returns unreadable Data, i jst wondered if it was a problem converting between LPCTSTR and CSTRING...?

R

[CornedBee]

LPCTSTR is UNICODE if compiled with the UNCIODE symbol defined and ANSI if not. But so is CString, so there shouldn't be any conversion problems. The problem must be nearer to the barcode.

[rabhen]

i managed to find something in the Manufacturers (Un)help that pointed me in the right direction, i am pretty sure that i have the problem solved now, thanks for your help...

R