ok, I''m just about finished with my DirectAudio class except for one small thing. I can''t convert file[] to WCHAR wstrFileName[260] everything I can think of compiles fine, but doesn''t work. The code by itself, WCHAR wstrFileName[MAX_PATH] = L"wavefile.wav"; works fine. any ideas how to make this work? thanks, Joe JoeMont001@aol.com www.polarisoft.n3.net

What are you trying to do exactly? Convert from char[260] to char[] like your subject line says or from WCHAR[] to char[]? Post some code if you''re not sure what you need...

ok, I''ll post my LoadFile function. It''s basically ripped strait from the DirectX8 help file.

  int cDX8Audio::LoadFile(const char path[], const char file[]){    // Find the Windows media directory.     CHAR strPath[MAX_PATH];    GetWindowsDirectory( strPath, MAX_PATH );    strcat( strPath, path ); 	WCHAR wstrSearchPath[MAX_PATH];   // Convert to Unicode.     MultiByteToWideChar( CP_ACP, 0, strPath, -1,                          wstrSearchPath, MAX_PATH );     // Set the search directory.     g_pLoader->SetSearchDirectory(         GUID_DirectMusicAllTypes,   // Types of files sought.        wstrSearchPath,             // Where to look.        FALSE                       // Don''t clear object data.    );//***************HERE*************************//how can I make wstrFileName equal to file[]?//this is the code in the documentation	WCHAR wstrFileName[MAX_PATH] = L"wavefile.wav";    if (FAILED(g_pLoader->LoadObjectFromFile(        CLSID_DirectMusicSegment,   // Class identifier.        IID_IDirectMusicSegment8,   // ID of desired interface.        wstrFileName,               // Filename.        (LPVOID*) &g_pSegment       // Pointer that receives interface.    )))    {        MessageBox( NULL, "Media not found, sample will now quit.",                           "DMusic Tutorial", MB_OK );        return 0;    }	return 1;}  

thanks,
Joe

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There are various string procedures to go between char, wide char and multi-byte strings. If you are using VC++, in your source type strcpy, put the cursor over "strcpy" and hit F1 (this is all from recent memory, mind you). You should get the description for strcpy and the wide/multi variants. One will go between char and wide char. If your source string is a legitimate string (null terminated), the right variant should work. It''s always a good idea to do a strlen on the source or use "strncpy" variant to make sure you don''t overflow your destination array and piss on something else.

Post your progress.

TheViper

thanks for an answer. I did get it fixed though. I just took out the conversion. I changed const char file to WCHAR file and took wstrFileName completely.


JoeMont001@aol.com www.polarisoft.n3.net

Does this mean that file[] was really a WCHAR in the calling procedure? If so, these are the things which must be included in your description. Your code segment only shows the definition of cDX8Audio::LoadFile and not the caller. This could be misleading and cause investigation down a path which would never solve your problem. Complete information is important.

TheViper

well, I changed it after I figured out it would be alot easier with file being a WCHAR.

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