hi every body i have got a problem in my application. i need to convert CString to LPWSTR i have tried the code below but its not working CString m_StructureDetails = _T("this is a CString "); int len = m_StructureDetails.GetLength(); LPSTR structValue = LPSTR( m_StructureDetails.GetBuffer(len)); m_StructureDetails.ReleaseBuffer(); as well as this USES_CONVERSION; LPWSTR structureValues = A2W(m_StructureDetails); Can any body help me ... thanks in advance..