I use the following code to convert a managed string to an unmanaged one:
_TCHAR error[255];
const char* umstring = (const char*)Marshal::StringToHGlobalAnsi
(merror).ToPointer();

Dear Community,
is there someone, who can tell me which FMTID and PID I have to use inside
the GetColumnInfo-method, for changing the content of the "Type"-column in
the detail view of the explorer?

 I am trying to run a Crystal Reports report from Visual C++ 6.0 code.
Basically, I just got this code which works with Crystal Reports 8.5 and
tried it. However, I have Crystal Reports 9 and I get an unnamed exception.
I have googled all day but I couldn't find anything. Can ...

Everything works fine with ixmlhttprequest. It gives me "access
violation" only when i am trying to release it from the memory (i.e
pXMLHttpReq->Release()).
Below is my code.

I am trying to test out _beginthread() but I keep getting an error that:
_beginthread : undeclared identifier
I am using Visuall C++ with DotNET Studio and am on windows XP.
Here is the full program:

I've looked at recent posts and not found material, but I'm new to the
board, so please forgive if this thread has come up before.
I'm facing a conundrum about development of business applications which have
robust user interface requirements (sorry, details must be kept private).

I have a user manual for my program in HTML format, and I want to open it
from my program by clicking a button.
How can I call the IE with my HTML file inside my program ?
Thanks,

How can I find the Program Files directory, independent of the language of
Windows version ?
Thanks,
Elga.

I like to know if is it possible to use sizeof(T) inside a generic
function.
I don't know why the following function compiles while if I define
ON_LINE_STATEMENT it does not.

I have a simple question of building a DLL as follows: (VC2003)
my_dll.h
======
#ifndef SHELL_DLL_API

I'm having a problem compiling a managed extensions project that has one set
of functions that is supposed to be unmanaged.
I've found out how to set the properties of a single file, in which way I
can set the /clr option on a file level, which is good.

Version: WTL 7.5.4291.0
URL     : http://sourceforge.net/projects/wtl/

Ho can one distinguish between a mngd & unmngd assemblies? ( preferable in
managed code )

A basic string, declared using my own custom-defined typedef:
typedef TSTRING std::basic_string<_TCHAR>;
would TSTRING::data() have O(x) exeuction time proportionality to the size
of the string, or static?

If I download the 2005 beta express versions and install them, will the .NET
framework 2.0 (beta) replace the existing 1.1 (non-beta) that's on my
machine? What I mean is will I have two versions side by side - i.e. is the
beta marked as 'this version is not allowed to replace an ...