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//this works
LPCTSTR sourcePath = "C:\\somefolder\\file.ext";
LPCTSTR destPath = "C:\\folder2\\file.ext";

//this also works
LPCTSTR sourcePath = origpath->c_str();
LPCTSTR destPath = "C:\\folder2\\file.ext";

//this does not work even though i have checked and the values are correct, says "The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect."
LPCTSTR sourcePath = origpath->c_str();
LPCTSTR destPath = dest.c_str();

TCHAR szStr [] = _T("12.45.67.89");
...
if (RegSetValueEx(hKey, TEXT("public"), NULL, REG_SZ, (BYTE *)szStr, sizof (TCHAR) * lstrlen (szStr)) ==ERROR_SUCCESS)
...

<code>TCHAR</code> szStr[20]= <code>_T(</code>"12.45.67.89"<code>)</code>;
HKEY hKey;

// opening a subkey, then creating and setting a value
if (RegOpenKeyEx(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, 
               _T("SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\SNMP\\Parameters\\s1"), 
                     0, KEY_ALL_ACCESS, &hKey) != ERROR_SUCCESS)
{
   printf("\nError opening the desired subkey (doesn't exist?).\n");
}
else
{
   if (RegSetValueEx(hKey, _T("public"), NULL, REG_SZ, <code>(const BYTE *)</code>szStr, <code>(_tcslen(szStr)+1)*sizeof(TCHAR)</code>) == ERROR_SUCCESS)
      printf("\nThe value of the key was set successfully.\n");
   else
      printf("\nError setting the value of the key.\n");

   <code>RegCloseKey(hKey);</code>
}

Mark Salsbery
Microsoft MVP - Visual C++

CHeaderCtrl *pHeader = m_pMyListCtrl->GetHeaderCtrl ();

HD_ITEM hdItem = {0};
TCHAR buf [128];
lstrcpy (buf, _T("Hello"));
hdItem.mask = HDI_TEXT;
hdItem.pszTest = buf; // can almost certainly cast from a constant string.

pHeader->SetItem (n, &hdItem);

Dhiraj kumar Saini wrote:

'pszTest' : is not a member of '_HD_ITEMW

"_$h@nky_" wrote:

im set a font over the property sheet