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converting string to char*

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Hi
I am using


strcpy(filename, banner.c_str());


to convert banner which of string type to a character string filename. In banner there is a string name which I have read from file using getline.

e.g banner =john

but when I use strcpy to copy john in filename and compare filename with

"john" they are not equal.

Can someone explaain why is that and what can I do to make them equal

I used strcpy(filename, (banner.substr(0,4)).c_str()); which worked but some times I have variable length name so it doen't work for every name
May 4 '07 #1
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maybe your comparison is flawed. I would use strcmp(), how are you comparing the strings?
May 4 '07 #2

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