const char* not being interpretted correctly

[abhishekm71]

I am trying to use libXl to output text from a C++ program to an Excel file.

The problem is coming with this library function:

bool writeStr(int row, int col, const wchar_t* value, Format* format = 0)

Writes a string into cell with specified format. If format equals 0 then format is ignored. String is copied internally and can be destroyed after call this method. Returns false if error occurs. Get error info with Book::errorMessage().

If I give input as a string literal like "Hello World" it is displayed correctly. However, if I try to give input as a variable of type const char*, it displays garbage.

Following is my code. MyCompany::company is a QString.

const char* companyName = MyCompany::company.toStdString().c_str();
sheet->writeStr(4, 0, companyName, companyFormat);

Can anybody tell me what's coing on?

[Zhuge]

Was an error returned by the method?

[abhishekm71]

There are no compiler errors.

After running the code, just the cell (4,0) in excel file displays
YYYYYYYYY instead of the company name.

[abhishekm71]

In case anyone else faces similar problem, this was solved using the suggestion on this link.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19533363/const-char-not-being-interpreted-correctly-by-c-to-excel-library#19533628