Re: [Mingw-users] Use of c++ string

[Earnie B. <ea...@us...>]

<quote who="Michael Gerdau">
>> I also need to use the Microsoft CString  class.  This requires the use
>> of the fax's include file.  This does not appear in any of the Mingw
>> include directories.
>
> CString belongs to the MFC (Microsoft Foundation Classes) and is
> not supported by MinGW.
>
> If you *REALLY* need CString you'll have to write some glue
> wrappers to convert from CString to string, char* or whatever
> you use inside mingw.
>
> On the other hand if you need CString you probably will require
> other parts of the MFC as well. In that case MinGW might not
> be the best possible choice for you.
>

Maybe, maybe not, there are CString classes available not dependent on
MFC.  Google for ``CString replacement'' and ``CString alternative''.

Earnie

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