How do I convert an LPTSTR to an LPCSTR?
c++, lpcstr, lptstr
Solution
As you are compiling for multi-byte, not unicode you don't have to do anything. `LPTSTR` will convert implicitly to `LPCSTR` as it's just a `char*` to `const char*` conversion.
Problem
So the output of the function GetUserName() gives the username as a LPTSTR. I need to convert this to a LPCSTR, as I want the username to be the name of the an ftpdirectory. ``` TCHAR id [UNLEN+1]; DWORD size = UNLEN+1; GetUserName(id, &size); // this is an LPTSTR FtpCreateDirectory(hFtpSession,id) // 2d parameter should be an LPCSTR ``` The problem is that I need to convert the LPTSTR string to a LPCSTR string. Now I know that: LPTSTR is a (non-const) TCHAR string and LPCSTR is a const string. But how do I convert a TCHAR to a const string? I should note I don't have a rich programming/C++ background, I should also note that I'm compiling in multi-byte, not unicode.