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Converting BSTR in VC++ to String in VB .NET

Hi,

How do i convert the VC++ BSTR to String datatype in VB .NET

Thanks
Vanitha

Apr 19 '06 #1
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>How do i convert the VC++ BSTR to String datatype in VB .NET

Call System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.PtrToString BSTR
Mattias

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