System::String^ to char *

[DavidFarrow]

Is there a way to convert a System::String^ to char *? I am trying to use label->Text to open a file for writing &/or reading. So far I have not been able to discover a way to do that. I consistently get a C2440 error message. Would someone point me in the right direction.
Thanks,
Dave

[E0p9LyTq]

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ezftk57x.aspx

[Thomas1965]

#include <msclr\marshal_cppstd.h>
#include <string>

using namespace System;

String^ name = "Anna";

std::string anna = msclr::interop::marshal_as<std::string>(name);

//do sth with anna.c_str(); 
    

BTW. Why don't you use the .NET classes (like System::IO::File) to read or write to files.

[DavidFarrow]

Thanks for the replies. I think I got it working now. Dave