Typecast from a const char* to an integer

[Joeman]

Why not
reinterpret_cast< LPARAM >( "abc" )
or
(LPARAM)"abc"

LPARAM is actually an integer btw, right?

typedef LONG_PTR LPARAM;
typedef long LONG_PTR, *PLONG_PTR;

of course long can be any byte size >= char