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# ConvertBSTRToString
**Microsoft Specific**  
  
 Converts a `BSTR` value to a **char \***.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```  
  
      char* __stdcall ConvertBSTRToString(  
   BSTR pSrc  
);  
```  
  
#### Parameters  
 `pSrc`  
 A BSTR variable.  
  
## Remarks  
 `ConvertBSTRToString` allocates a string you must delete.  
  
## Example  
  
```  
// ConvertBSTRToString.cpp  
#include <comutil.h>  
#include <stdio.h>  
  
#pragma comment(lib, "comsuppw.lib")  
  
int main() {  
   BSTR bstrText = ::SysAllocString(L"Test");  
   wprintf_s(L"BSTR text: %s\n", bstrText);  
  
   char* lpszText2 = _com_util::ConvertBSTRToString(bstrText);  
   printf_s("char * text: %s\n", lpszText2);  
  
   SysFreeString(bstrText);  
   delete[] lpszText2;  
}  
```  
  
```Output  
BSTR text: Test  
char * text: Test  
```  
  
**END Microsoft Specific**  
  
## Requirements  
 **Header:** comutil.h.  
  
 **Lib:** comsuppw.lib or comsuppwd.lib (see [/Zc:wchar_t (wchar_t Is Native Type)](../build/reference/zc-wchar-t-wchar-t-is-native-type.md) for more information)  
  
## See Also  
 [Compiler COM Global Functions](../cpp/compiler-com-global-functions.md)