Vs6 to VS2008 Template Problem

[rch83199]

Hi

I'm in the midst of porting an old VS6 project to VS2008/2010 and have hit a compilation problem associated with a template class. I would appreciate any comments or suggestions on reaching a resolution to the problem!

Regards

Rch83199

The error is as follows :-

1>DicomDataElement.cpp
1>c:\development\pacs\pacs\pacs\dicomdataelement.cpp(478) : error C2664: 'CStringDicomDataValue::Set' : cannot convert parameter 1 from 'CSingleDataElement<T>:ata_type' to 'const char *'
1> with
1> [
1> T=const char *
1> ]
1> Conversion from integral type to pointer type requires reinterpret_cast, C-style cast or function-style cast
1> c:\development\pacs\pacs\pacs\dicomdataelement.cpp(465) : while compiling class template member function 'bool CSingleDataElement<T>::Add(const CSingleDataElement<T>:ata_type &)'
1> with
1> [
1> T=CAgeStringDicomData
1> ]
1> c:\development\pacs\pacs\pacs\dicomdataelement.cpp(38) : see reference to class template instantiation 'CSingleDataElement<T>' being compiled
1> with
1> [
1> T=CAgeStringDicomData
1> ]