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Re: LPCSTR

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From: Ed Mulroy [TeamB]
Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 07:05
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const char* for LPCSTR
char * for LPSTR

I don't see a reason to use LPCSTR in Windows code.  I use const char
*.

.  Ed

> Sten Larsson wrote in message
> news:7q66a01vald1j2ckj6ghu88ud9c9rim712@4ax.com...
>
> Is there any good reason to use LPCSTR rathter than
> char*.... I really dislike using Win specific data types
> in generic code.
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