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- From: Richard Clarke <Richard@richardc.demon.co.uk>
- Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools.mfc,comp.os.ms-windows.apps.compatibility.win95,comp.lang.c++
- Subject: Re: HELP - CString conversion?
- Date: Tue, 23 Jan 96 21:18:10 GMT
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- In article <NEWTNews.16531.822443361.Postmaster@Jerusalem.netvision.net.il>
- iti@Jerusalem.netvision.net.il writes:
-
- >
- >
- > When I try to read the text from a Edit Control (IDC_EDIT1) with the
- > following code:
- >
- > --------------------------------------------------------------
- > CString callBuf;
- > int msgLen = GetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1, callBuf, sizeof(callBuf));
- > --------------------------------------------------------------
- >
- > I get the following error:
- >
- > --------------------------------------------------------------
- > error C2664: 'GetDlgItemText' : cannot convert parameter 2 from 'class
- >
- > ::CString ' to 'char __far *'
- > --------------------------------------------------------------
- >
- >
- > I am using Visual C++, how can I read the text directly into the CString?
- > I know that I am doing something REAL STUPID so if you can be of any help-
- >
- > Please send any advice you have for me to my EMail address:
- > iti@netvision.net.il
- >
- > Thanks
- > Yaakov
- >
- >
-
- Unless I am much mistaken, this should do what you want
-
- CString strTest;
- ((CEdit *)GetDlgItem(IDC_EDIT1))->GetWindowText(strTest);
-
- I am not emailing this because the point of newsgroups is
- to share information and benefit the developer community,
- not to answer 1 developer's question.
-
- Good luck!
-
- --
- Richard Clarke
-