how to convert TCHAR[] to const char[]

**rohitnegi** · January 4th, 2011, 09:21 AM

hi all,
please tell me how to convert TCHAR[] to const char[].

thanks,
rohit negi

**S_M_A** · January 4th, 2011, 12:44 PM

Why is this an issue? Are you trying to link with some third party lib? If so, the easiest way is to set your project to MBCS instead of unicode.

**Marc G** · January 5th, 2011, 05:28 AM

Is your project set to Unicode or MBCS?

**MFCQuery** · January 5th, 2011, 09:47 AM

to convert TCHAR[] to char[] there is a function WideCharToMultiByte. It depends on locale.

**Igor Vartanov** · January 6th, 2011, 03:53 AM

Originally Posted by MFCQuery

there is a function WideCharToMultiByte. It depends on locale.

To use it or not, it depends on

Originally Posted by Marc G

Is your project set to Unicode or MBCS?

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