Hi,
I have problems compiling the following code in VC++ 6.

Can someone give me a clue on how to work around the
problem.
(The code compiles with VS .NET)

Regards,
Peter

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#include <string>
#include <vector>
int main(int argc, const char *argv[]) {
  std::vector<std::string> a(&argv[0], &argv[argc]);
  return 0;

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I guess the compiler finds the following constructor:

explicit vector(size_type n, const T& v = T(), const A& al
= A());

instead of this one:
vector(const_iterator first, const_iterator last,
    const A& al = A());

I get the following error message:

Edited version:

vector<string>::vector<string>(unsigned int,const string
&,const class allocator<string > &)' :
cannot convert parameter 1 from 'char ** ' to 'unsigned
int'

Full version:

d:\private\argtest\m.cpp(5) : error C2664: '__thiscall
std::vector<class std::basic_string<char,struct
std::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> >,class
std::allocator<class std::basic_string<char,struct
std::char_traits<char>,class std::all
ocator<char> > > >::std::vector<class
std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class
std::allocator<char> >,class std::allocator<class
std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class
std::allocator<char> > > >(unsigned int,con
st class std::basic_string<char,struct
std::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> >
&,const class std::allocator<class
std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class
std::allocator<char> > > &)' : cannot convert parameter 1
from '
char ** ' to 'unsigned int'

The problem is that the V6 library contains none of the member
template functions and constructors required by the C++ Standard.
(They're in V7 and our upgrade library.) None of the remaining
constructors can handle these arguments -- not even the
const_iterator one that you think might do. It's pretty messy,
and dangerous, to add just some of the missing member templates
to the <vector> shipped with V6. Your safest bet is to replace
this constructor with an empty constructor and a loop to populate
the vector. If you're ambitious, you can try using a back inserter
with the copy template function.

P.J. Plauger
Dinkumware, Ltd.
http://www.dinkumware.com