Compiling errors in code in visual c++ 2008 express edition

[entice]

When I am compiling in visual c++ 2008 express edition I am receiving these two errors

main.cpp(224) : error C2664: '_stricmp' : cannot convert parameter 1 from 'WCHAR [260]' to 'const char *'
Types pointed to are unrelated; conversion requires reinterpret_cas t, C-style cast or function-style cast

main.cpp(269) : error C2664: 'strcmp' : cannot convert parameter 2 from 'WCHAR [256]' to 'const char *'
Types pointed to are unrelated; conversion requires reinterpret_cas t, C-style cast or function-style cast

the 2 lines of code that is giving error is
if(_stricmp(lpp e.szExeFile,pro cess)==0)
if (strcmp(DllName ,me32.szModule) == 0){
which is part of the functions

DWORD GetPIDForProcess (char* process)
{
	BOOL			working=0;
	PROCESSENTRY32 lppe= {0};
	DWORD			targetPid=0;

	HANDLE hSnapshot=CreateToolhelp32Snapshot(TH32CS_SNAPPROCESS ,0);
	if (hSnapshot) 
	{
		lppe.dwSize=sizeof(lppe);
		working=Process32First(hSnapshot,&lppe);
		while (working)
		{
			if(_stricmp(lppe.szExeFile,process)==0)
			{
				targetPid=lppe.th32ProcessID;
				break;
			}
			working=Process32Next(hSnapshot,&lppe);
		}
	}

	CloseHandle( hSnapshot );
	return targetPid;
}

and

DWORD GetDLLBase(char* DllName, DWORD tPid)
{
	HANDLE snapMod;  
	MODULEENTRY32 me32;

	if (tPid == 0) return 0;
	snapMod = CreateToolhelp32Snapshot(TH32CS_SNAPMODULE, tPid);  
	me32.dwSize = sizeof(MODULEENTRY32);  
	if (Module32First(snapMod, &me32)){ 
		do{
			if (strcmp(DllName,me32.szModule) == 0){ 
				CloseHandle(snapMod); 
				return (DWORD) me32.modBaseAddr; 
			}
		}while(Module32Next(snapMod,&me32));
	}

	CloseHandle(snapMod); 
	return 0;  

}

Can someone edited my code so I can compile correctly?

[pootle]

In visual c++, you need to be aware of unicode. If you use a plain char pointer, it is not unicode compatible, because it is a byte instead of two bytes. There are some macros that define character typedr based upon whether you have unicode enabled in your project, for example TCHAR. I would suggest you in to msdn and read about unicode for full details and sample code.

Regards

[weaknessforcats]

You cannot use functions like strcmp in a Windows program. When Unicode is not enabled you need strcmp but when itis enabled you need wcscmp. Microsoft has provided a set of macros that switch between the Unicode and non-Unicode names. You use the macros instead of calling the functions directly.

These are the TCHAR routine macros:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...ba(VS.80).aspx.

Going along with this is using TCHAR instead of char.

And also using _tmain rather than main(), etc...

[arnaudk]

If you're not using wide chars then the easiest thing is not compile with unicode. Hit Alt-F7 in your project and under "Configurat ion Properties" change "Character Set" from Unicode to Multi-Byte.