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class CDummy
{
  public:
    CDummy& operator & ( CDummy& rhs )
    {
      // do your stuff here
      return *this;
    }
};

// set the configuration number (debug / release)
_variant_t varj = j;
// work out if this is a debug build
BOOL bDebug = (BOOL) _tcsstr((const char*)outOpts, _T("Debug"));</br>
// remove the old output options
pConfig->RemoveToolSettings(linker, "/out:", varj);</br>
// load the new output options
_bstr_t outPath = bDebug ? "/out:Debug\\" : "/out:Release\\";
outPath += "foo.exe";  // set your new name here
pConfig->AddToolSettings(linker, outPath, varj);

// load bDebug with a boolean isDebugCompilerVersion
// make a bstr
BSTR outOpts1;
// load the compile type (debug / release)
pConfig->get_Name(&outOpts1);	
// load into a _bstr_t (COM encaps ptr)
_bstr_t outOpts(outOpts1,true);	
// which configuration is it?
BOOL bDebug = (BOOL) _tcsstr((const char*)outOpts, _T("Debug"));