[ wxwindows-Patches-1886062 ] Correct handling of BSTR in wxConvertStringFromOle

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Patches item #1886062, was opened at 2008-02-04 05:00
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Category: MSW specific
Group: bug fix
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: Hartmut Seichter (retrakker)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Correct handling of BSTR in wxConvertStringFromOle

Initial Comment:
MSDN describes:

typedef OLECHAR * BSTR;

These strings are zero-terminated, and in most cases they can be treated just like OLECHAR* strings. However, you can query a BSTR for its length rather than scan it, so it can contain embedded null characters.


Due to these embedded null characters using wcstombs will fail. The recommended way is to use WideCharToMultiByte.


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