From: Warren Young
Date: January 4 2008 7:10pm
Subject: Re: Troubles wit DECIMAL(12,4)
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Bart Verstraete wrote:
> I don't understand your comment. About using std::string instead of cchar*

std::string is an object that manages its own memory.  const char* is 
just a pointer, pointing to memory managed by some other part of the 
code.  Since it seems that you're having memory problems, it makes one 
suspicious.