"Reza A" <reza225@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
> I'm currently reading Microsoft Visual C++ .Net and I'm trying to
> compile a Dialog box form that I've just created however I'm getting the
> following errors.
>
> Output Window
> Compiling...
> MyDialog.cpp
> c:\Code\CppForm\MyDialog.h(168) : error C2440: '=' : cannot convert from
> 'System::String __gc *' to 'System::Windows::Forms::Label __gc *'
> Types pointed to are unrelated; conversion requires
> reinterpret_cast, C-style cast or function-style cast
> Form1.cpp
> c:\Code\CppForm\MyDialog.h(168) : error C2440: '=' : cannot convert from
> 'System::String __gc *' to 'System::Windows::Forms::Label __gc *'
> Types pointed to are unrelated; conversion requires
> reinterpret_cast, C-style cast or function-style cast
> Generating Code...
>
>
>
> Line 168 is
> this->Name = S"MyDialog";
>
>
>
> which is under the function InitializeComponent() in the following class
>
> public __gc class MyDialog : public System::Windows::Forms::Form
>
> Any ideas what's going on here? on another form where I use this->Name =
> "Form1"; and this->Text = "form1"; I receive no errors.
>
> any help is greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
>