Question

I’m very new to C++ and have a question that is probably obvious. I am able to use the MSDN example to install a service (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms682450%28v=VS.85%29.aspx) if I have it in a stand alone program.

I’m trying to add this as a function inside another project and am having trouble passing the LPCTSTR strings it needs for the name, binary path etc.

So far I have tried:

int Install(LPCTSTR serviceName, LPCTSTR serviceDisplayName, LPCTSTR servicePath);

I know this is wrong, but am having a hard time finding out what I should use exactly. Even a link pointing to an explanation is fine. Thanks!

Answer 1

LPCTSTR is

long pointer to const text string

Depending on whether you are targeting a UNICODE/MBCS/ANSI build you’d need

• const char* (ANSI/MBCS)
• const wchar_t* (UNICODE)

(from memory)