[Dev-C++] howto construct messages in win32

[Zodiaq <zo...@ac...>]

Hello to all dev-cpp users,

  I know it is a little OT, but I need some help... does anybody have
a good idea how to contruct properly messages in win32 environment...
question is kinda strange, so let me specify my problem:

I would like to build messages from chars, put inside some doubles
(FLOATs)  and then some other chars etc... well I know that sprintf
works fine, but I want to use some newer (C++ , Win32 or std)
methodes... I tried ostrstream but behavour is veeeeery strange when I try
to write to it more than once - I get only numbers... then I tried
string and use it:
string text = "alfa" + number + " $";
but then, when sending it to controls I get a VERY strange behavour -
sending it by text.c_str( ) in controls (edit boxes) I get text from
my program, but from very strange places - like from error messages...
So finishing - does anybody know a good solution for my problem...

btw I'm using Visual C++ .NET (few houres ago I used VC 6 and I got
the same errors... and waiting for some fully functional Dev-C++ and
new mingw...) and WinXP if it helps in anything...

For now the only way for me is to write my own methods... but this
will take time, which I don't have much to spare...
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regards, Zodiaq...