Converting UTF-8 Strings to Unicode.

[kandukondein]

Hi Guys

I am very new to UTF8.

I am debugging a code wherein the UTF8 string is converted into Wide char by using

BSTR unicodestr = SysAllocStringLen(NULL, bufferLen);
::MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8, 0, tmpBuffer, -1, unicodestr, bufferLen);

Where tmpBuffer is
char *tmpBuffer and has the value "ÜBERSETZEN1" //German

However after MultiByteToWideChar is called the unicodestr has the value
BERSETZEN1 thereby losing the first German character.

I have written some sample code and the behavior is consistent as above.

I am pretty sure i am missing something. Is there a way i can convert it to unicode so that i am able to retain the whole string?

Thanks for your help.

Kandukondein