converting type "string" to type "char"

[hzt0qb]

Hi,

I need to convert a type "string" to a type "*char" in my MFC console application.

I'm pulling some values out of the registry and storing them in a [class.string]. I want to use this as a parameter to open a file using CFile.
but when I compile I get the error:
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error C2664: 'Open' : cannot convert parameter 1 from 'class std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> >' to 'const char *'
No user-defined-conversion operator available that can perform this conversion, or the operator cannot be called
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The values I am getting from the registry are REG_SZ's and my function to read the reg does not work storing the values as &quot;CHAR *VALUE&quot;

So I thought the solution would be to change the STRING's to CHAR's? If so how?

~Thanks

 

[volkoff]

Promblem you have is not a problem conveting string to char*, but string to const char* (feel the difference.
Use c_str() method.

 

[hzt0qb]

Thanks mate,
This pointed me in the right direction...