Which is better code for converting BSTR parameters to ANSI in C/C++?

Question

So far I\'ve discovered I can convert incoming BSTRs to ANSI in two (of many?) ways, and I\'m curious to know whether one is \"better\" than the other with respect to speed

Answer 1

It's been a long time since i've done anything with COM or BSTRs but my suggestion is to stop treating BSTR's as something special. Treat them like a pointer to a wide character zero terminated string... if you do it might be easier to convert them to ANSI. check Eric's Complete Guide to BSTR Semantics...