Actually looking at the code you're using, you probably should just skip string_t entirely (since the unicode conversion takes a char * anyway):
const char *pString = ""; then replace sString with pString... Jay > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jay Stelly > Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 11:02 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [hlcoders] Works in debug mode, does not it release mode. > > Unless someone has defined a valid assignment or conversion > path for this that I don't normally use you have to do this > to your constant > strings: > > > sString = MAKE_STRING("Find the case!"); > > at least that's why MAKE_STRING exists in the first place. > > It's not surprising that ConvertANSIToUnicode() would crash > if these assignments were producing an invalid pointer. > > Jay > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Benjamin > > Davison > > Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 10:50 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [hlcoders] Works in debug mode, does not it release mode. > > > > -- > > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] Very weird indeed, > > I'm working on some VGUI code and for some reason it works in debug > > mode with the IDE attatched and fails to work in release > mode, and for > > the life of me I am stumped for a soloution. Here is some > code to see > > if you guys have run into this problem. > > > > void CBBHudTaskList::Paint( void ) > > { > > // getting a pointer to the game rules > > CHL2MPRules *pRules = HL2MPRules(); > > if ( !pRules ) > > return; > > // local player > > C_BasePlayer *pPlayer = C_BasePlayer::GetLocalPlayer(); > > if ( !pPlayer ) > > return; > > > > string_t sString = ""; > > wchar_t unicode[256]; > > > > int x, y; > > int textSizeWide, textSizeTall; > > int iShown = 0; // number of lines shown > > int fontTall = vgui::surface()->GetFontTall( m_hLargeFont ); > > int border = 20; > > > > x = border / 2; // ScreenWidth() - border - textSizeWide; > > y = iShown * fontTall; // border + iShown * fontTall; > > > > SetSize( 300 + border, 40 ); > > > > > > if (pRules->m_bCaptureObjectActive == true) > > { > > sString = "Find the case!"; > > } > > else if (pRules->m_bCaptureZoneActivated == true) > > { > > sString = "Get to this location and do something"; > > } > > else > > { > > sString = "No mission selected!"; > > } > > > > vgui::localize()->ConvertANSIToUnicode( sString, unicode, 256); > > > > // --- Set up default font and get character height for line > > spacing > > vgui::surface()->DrawSetTextFont( m_hLargeFont ); > > //vgui::surface()->DrawSetTextFont( m_hLargeFont ); > > vgui::surface()->DrawSetTextPos(x, y); > > vgui::surface()->DrawPrintText( unicode, wcslen(unicode) ); // > > print text > > > > BaseClass::Paint(); > > } > > > > Now for some reason vgui::localize()->ConvertANSIToUnicode( > > sString, unicode, 256); was crashing the release mode(not the > > debug) if I put the buffer to 1024 > > > > Have any of you guys run into this problem? Or can you see > some error > > I have overlooked? > > > > -- > > - Benjamin Davison > > -- > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the > list archives, > > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
