Using OpenAPI in C++

[schma01]

I'm using the OpenAPI in a C++ program. My C++ program uses alot of "string" datatypes.

I'm trying to get my username and password from string variables into my IIAPI_CONNPARM.co_username and IIAPI_CONNPARM.co_password which are character pointers. Neither strcpy or ='s works, expectedly, as I have mismatched datatypes.

This may be a C++ question more than an OpenAPI question, but I'm hoping someone can help me populate this.

//code snippet

string user;
...
iiConn.co_username = user; // doesn't compile, cant convert string to char* in assignment
strcpy(iiConn.co_username, user); // doesn't compile either
...
IIapi_connect (&iiConn);
...

Is there some casting function out there. I'm not that familiar w/ C++ and I've been unable surfing for an answer.

Thanks,
Mary

[rajus01]

Hi,

Did you try this???? I am assuming that you are using "use namespace std" C++ package... You may have to use the correct constructor to build char*....

string s = "user";
char *db_user = new char[s.length()+1];

iiConn.co_username = db_user;


HTH.

Regards,
Usha

[rajus01]

It looks that I missed a line of code ....

It should be:

string s = "user";
char *db_user = new char[s.length()+1];

strcpy(db_user, s.c_str() );
iiConn.co_username = db_user;

HTH.

Regards,
Usha