Compiling errors in code in visual c++ 2008 express edition

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When I am compiling in visual c++ 2008 express edition I am receiving these two errors

main.cpp(224) : error C2664: '_stricmp' : cannot convert parameter 1 from 'WCHAR [260]' to 'const char *'
Types pointed to are unrelated; conversion requires reinterpret_cast, C-style cast or function-style cast

main.cpp(269) : error C2664: 'strcmp' : cannot convert parameter 2 from 'WCHAR [256]' to 'const char *'
Types pointed to are unrelated; conversion requires reinterpret_cast, C-style cast or function-style cast

the 2 lines of code that is giving error is
if(_stricmp(lppe.szExeFile,process)==0)
if (strcmp(DllName,me32.szModule) == 0){
which is part of the functions

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 DWORD GetPIDForProcess (char* process)

{

    BOOL            working=0;

    PROCESSENTRY32 lppe= {0};

    DWORD            targetPid=0;
 
    HANDLE hSnapshot=CreateToolhelp32Snapshot(TH32CS_SNAPPROCESS ,0);

    if (hSnapshot) 

    {

        lppe.dwSize=sizeof(lppe);

        working=Process32First(hSnapshot,&lppe);

        while (working)

        {

            if(_stricmp(lppe.szExeFile,process)==0)

            {

                targetPid=lppe.th32ProcessID;

                break;

            }

            working=Process32Next(hSnapshot,&lppe);

        }

    }
 
    CloseHandle( hSnapshot );

    return targetPid;

}

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 DWORD GetDLLBase(char* DllName, DWORD tPid)

{

    HANDLE snapMod;  

    MODULEENTRY32 me32;
 
    if (tPid == 0) return 0;

    snapMod = CreateToolhelp32Snapshot(TH32CS_SNAPMODULE, tPid);  

    me32.dwSize = sizeof(MODULEENTRY32);  

    if (Module32First(snapMod, &me32)){ 

        do{

            if (strcmp(DllName,me32.szModule) == 0){ 

                CloseHandle(snapMod); 

                return (DWORD) me32.modBaseAddr; 

            }

        }while(Module32Next(snapMod,&me32));

    }
 
    CloseHandle(snapMod); 

    return 0;  
 
}

Can someone edited my code so I can compile correctly?

pootle

In visual c++, you need to be aware of unicode. If you use a plain char pointer, it is not unicode compatible, because it is a byte instead of two bytes. There are some macros that define character typedr based upon whether you have unicode enabled in your project, for example TCHAR. I would suggest you in to msdn and read about unicode for full details and sample code.

Regards

weaknessforcats

You cannot use functions like strcmp in a Windows program. When Unicode is not enabled you need strcmp but when itis enabled you need wcscmp. Microsoft has provided a set of macros that switch between the Unicode and non-Unicode names. You use the macros instead of calling the functions directly.

These are the TCHAR routine macros:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...ba(VS.80).aspx.

Going along with this is using TCHAR instead of char.

And also using _tmain rather than main(), etc...

arnaudk

If you're not using wide chars then the easiest thing is not compile with unicode. Hit Alt-F7 in your project and under "Configuration Properties" change "Character Set" from Unicode to Multi-Byte.

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