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Hi,

I have an OLE sample that I wrote and compiled in VC++ 2.0 without any problems.
However, when I tried to compile in VC++ 4.0, I had trouble with the
StringFromCLSID function. 

I get a message "cannot convert 2nd parameter char ** to unsigned short**"

The Prototype for StringFromCLSID is:
StringFromCLSID(REFCLSID, LPOLESTR *);

I am passing as my second parameter a LPSTR *, which shouldn't be a problem
because grepping through the several include files provided by MS there is a
typedef as follows

typedef LPSTR LPOLESTR;

The compiler seems to think that LPOLESTR is of type unsigned short.
To further confirm this, I changed the type of my string to LPOLESTR and the 
compiler went past StringFromCLSID function but complained on the next line
where I had AfxMessageBox(mystr).  The compiler said "non of the 2 overloads can
covert parameter one from type unsigned short * "

After this, I went and modified the header file that has the prototype for
StringFromCLSID (objbase.h) and modified the prototype from LPOLESTR to LPSTR
and the app compiled and sort of worked.  

I am running out of ideas, plus it does not help being the only C++ programmer
in the office.   Any help will be appreciated.

Ananda
email: ananda@mars.superlink.net