Convert a String to a const char

[gfr1]

I would like to convert a string from a list box to a const char so I can use it in a fopen( ) call any suggestions out there??

Thanks

[Jinto]

String* str = S"somestring";
const char* str2 = (const char*)Runtime::InteropServices::Marshal::StringToHGlobalAnsi( str ).ToPointer( );