Added .GetString() to all CStrings passed in vargs

stepmania/src/AnnouncerManager.cpp

@@ -74,13 +74,13 @@ CString AnnouncerManager::GetPathTo( CString sFolderName )
 #ifdef _DEBUG
 	if( m_sCurAnnouncerName!=""  &&  !DoesFileExist(sPathToFolderCurrent) )
 	{
-		LOG->Trace( "The current announcer is missing the folder '%s'.", sFolderName );
+		LOG->Trace( "The current announcer is missing the folder '%s'.", sFolderName.GetString() );
 //		MessageBeep( MB_OK );
 		CreateDirectories( sPathToFolderCurrent );
 	}
 	if( !DoesFileExist(sPathToFolderEmpty) )
 	{
-		LOG->Trace( "The empty announcer is missing the folder '%s'.", sFolderName );
+		LOG->Trace( "The empty announcer is missing the folder '%s'.", sFolderName.GetString() );
 //		MessageBeep( MB_OK );
 		CreateDirectories( sPathToFolderEmpty );
 		CreateDirectories( sPathToFolderEmpty );

stepmania/src/BitmapText.cpp

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ BitmapText::~BitmapText()
 
 bool BitmapText::LoadFromFont( CString sFontFilePath )
 {
-	LOG->Trace( "BitmapText::LoadFromFontName(%s)", sFontFilePath );
+	LOG->Trace( "BitmapText::LoadFromFontName(%s)", sFontFilePath.GetString() );
 
 	if( m_pFont ) {
 		FONT->UnloadFont( m_pFont->m_sTexturePath );
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ bool BitmapText::LoadFromFont( CString sFontFilePath )
 
 bool BitmapText::LoadFromTextureAndChars( CString sTexturePath, CString sChars )
 {
-	LOG->Trace( "BitmapText::LoadFromTextureAndChars(%s)", sTexturePath );
+	LOG->Trace( "BitmapText::LoadFromTextureAndChars(%s)", sTexturePath.GetString() );
 
 	if( m_pFont ) {
 		FONT->UnloadFont( m_pFont->m_sTexturePath );
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ void BitmapText::DrawPrimitives()
 			const char c = szLine[j];
 			const int iFrameNo = m_pFont->m_iCharToFrameNo[ (unsigned char)c ];
 			if( iFrameNo == -1 )	// this font doesn't impelemnt this character
-				throw RageException( "The font '%s' does not implement the character '%c'", m_sFontFilePath, c );
+				throw RageException( "The font '%s' does not implement the character '%c'", m_sFontFilePath.GetString(), c );
 			const int iCharWidth = m_pFont->m_iFrameNoToWidth[iFrameNo];
 
 			// The right side of any italic letter is being cropped.  So, we're going to draw a little bit

stepmania/src/CodeDetector.cpp

@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ void RefreshCacheItem( int iIndex )
 
 	if( asButtonNames.GetSize() < 2 )
 	{
-		LOG->Trace( "The code '%s' is less than 2 buttons, so it will be ignored.", sCodeName );
+		LOG->Trace( "The code '%s' is less than 2 buttons, so it will be ignored.", sCodeName.GetString() );
 		item.iNumButtons = 0;
 		return;
 	}
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ void RefreshCacheItem( int iIndex )
 		}
 		if( gb == -1 )	// didn't find it
 		{
-			LOG->Trace( "The code '%s' contains an unrecognized button '%s'.", sCodeName, sButtonName );
+			LOG->Trace( "The code '%s' contains an unrecognized button '%s'.", sCodeName.GetString(), sButtonName.GetString() );
 			item.iNumButtons = 0;
 			return;
 		}

stepmania/src/Course.cpp

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ void Course::LoadFromCRSFile( CString sPath, CArray<Song*,Song*> &apSongs )
 {
 	MsdFile msd;
 	if( !msd.ReadFile(sPath) )
-		throw RageException( "Error opening CRS file '%s'.", sPath );
+		throw RageException( "Error opening CRS file '%s'.", sPath.GetString() );
 
 	CString sDir, sFName, sExt;
 	splitrelpath( sPath, sDir, sFName, sExt );
@@ -74,8 +74,7 @@ void Course::LoadFromCRSFile( CString sPath, CArray<Song*,Song*> &apSongs )
 
 			if(!sSongDir.GetLength()) {
 			    /* Err. */
-			    LOG->Trace( "Course file \"%s\" has an empty #SONG.  Ignored.",
+			    LOG->Trace( "Course file '%s' has an empty #SONG.  Ignored.", sPath.GetString(), sSongDir.GetString() );
-				            (const char *) sPath, (const char *) sSongDir);
 			    continue;
 			}
 
@@ -132,7 +131,7 @@ void Course::LoadFromCRSFile( CString sPath, CArray<Song*,Song*> &apSongs )
 		}
 
 		else
-			LOG->Trace( "Unexpected value named '%s'", sValueName );
+			LOG->Trace( "Unexpected value named '%s'", sValueName.GetString() );
 	}
 }
 

stepmania/src/CourseContentsFrame.cpp

@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ void CourseContentsFrame::SetFromCourse( Course* pCourse )
 		if( pNotes == NULL )
 			continue;	// skip
 
-		printf( "Adding song '%s'\n", pSong->m_sMainTitle );
+		printf( "Adding song '%s'\n", pSong->m_sMainTitle.GetString() );
 		m_CourseContentDisplays[m_iNumContents].Load( m_iNumContents+1, pSong, pNotes );
 		m_CourseContentDisplays[m_iNumContents].SetXY( 0, -((MAX_VISIBLE_CONTENTS-1)/2) * CONTENTS_BAR_HEIGHT );
 		m_CourseContentDisplays[m_iNumContents].StopTweening();

stepmania/src/DifficultyIcon.cpp

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ bool DifficultyIcon::Load( CString sPath )
 {
 	Sprite::Load( sPath );
 	if( GetNumStates() != 6  &&  GetNumStates() != 12 )
-		throw RageException( "The difficulty icon graphic '%s' must have 6 or 12 states.", sPath );
+		throw RageException( "The difficulty icon graphic '%s' must have 6 or 12 states.", sPath.GetString() );
 	StopAnimating();
 	return true;
 }

stepmania/src/Font.cpp

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 Font::Font( const CString &sASCIITexturePath )
 {
-	//LOG->Trace( "Font::LoadFromFontName(%s)", sASCIITexturePath );
+	//LOG->Trace( "Font::LoadFromFontName(%s)", sASCIITexturePath.GetString() );
 
 	int i;
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Font::Font( const CString &sASCIITexturePath )
 	m_pTexture = TEXTUREMAN->LoadTexture( m_sTexturePath );
 	ASSERT( m_pTexture != NULL );
 	if( m_pTexture->GetNumFrames() != 16*16 )
-		throw RageException( "The font '%s' has only %d frames.  All fonts must have 16*16 frames.", m_sTexturePath );
+		throw RageException( "The font '%s' has only %d frames.  All fonts must have 16*16 frames.", m_sTexturePath.GetString() );
 
 	for( i=0; i<256; i++ )
 		m_iCharToFrameNo[i] = i;
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Font::Font( const CString &sASCIITexturePath )
 	// load character widths
 	for( i=0; i<256; i++ )
 		if( !ini.GetValueI( "Char Widths", ssprintf("%d",i), m_iFrameNoToWidth[i] ) )
-			throw RageException( "Error reading width value '%d' from '%s'.", i, sIniPath );
+			throw RageException( "Error reading width value '%d' from '%s'.", i, sIniPath.GetString() );
 
 	m_bCapitalsOnly = false;
 	ini.GetValueB( "Char Widths", "CapitalsOnly", m_bCapitalsOnly );
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ Font::Font( const CString &sASCIITexturePath )
 
 Font::Font( const CString &sTexturePath, const CString& sCharacters )
 {
-	//LOG->Trace( "Font::LoadFromFontName(%s)", sFontFilePath );
+	//LOG->Trace( "Font::LoadFromFontName(%s)", sFontFilePath.GetString() );
 	int i;
 	for( i=0; i<MAX_FONT_CHARS; i++ )
 	{
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ Font::Font( const CString &sTexturePath, const CString& sCharacters )
 	// sanity check
 	if( sCharacters.GetLength() != m_pTexture->GetNumFrames() )
 		throw RageException( "The image '%s' doesn't have the correct number of frames.  It has %d frames but should have %d frames.",
-					m_sTexturePath, m_pTexture->GetNumFrames(), sCharacters.GetLength() );
+					m_sTexturePath.GetString(), m_pTexture->GetNumFrames(), sCharacters.GetLength() );
 
 	// set the char to frame number map
 	for( i=0; i<sCharacters.GetLength(); i++ )
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ int Font::GetLineWidthInSourcePixels( const char *szLine, int iLength )
 		const char c = szLine[i];
 		const int iFrameNo = m_iCharToFrameNo[ (unsigned char)c ];
 		if( iFrameNo == -1 )	// this font doesn't impelemnt this character
-			throw RageException( "The font '%s' does not implement the character '%c'", m_sTexturePath, c );
+			throw RageException( "The font '%s' does not implement the character '%c'", m_sTexturePath.GetString(), c );
 
 		iLineWidth += m_iFrameNoToWidth[iFrameNo];
 	}

stepmania/src/FontManager.cpp

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ FontManager::~FontManager()
 		i != m_mapPathToFont.end(); ++i)
 	{
 		Font* pFont = i->second;
-		LOG->Trace( "FONT LEAK: '%s', RefCount = %d.", i->first, pFont->m_iRefCount );
+		LOG->Trace( "FONT LEAK: '%s', RefCount = %d.", i->first.GetString(), pFont->m_iRefCount );
 		SAFE_DELETE( pFont );
 	}
 }
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Font* FontManager::LoadFont( CString sFontOrTextureFilePath, CString sChars )
 {
 	sFontOrTextureFilePath.MakeLower();
 
-//	LOG->Trace( "FontManager::LoadFont(%s).", sFontFilePath );
+//	LOG->Trace( "FontManager::LoadFont(%s).", sFontFilePath.GetString() );
 
 
 	// Convert the path to lowercase so that we don't load duplicates.
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ Font* FontManager::LoadFont( CString sFontOrTextureFilePath, CString sChars )
 
 	std::map<CString, Font*>::iterator p = m_mapPathToFont.find(sFontOrTextureFilePath);
 	if(p != m_mapPathToFont.end()) {
-//		LOG->Trace( ssprintf("FontManager: The Font '%s' now has %d references.", sFontFilePath, pFont->m_iRefCount) );
+//		LOG->Trace( ssprintf("FontManager: The Font '%s' now has %d references.", sFontFilePath.GetString(), pFont->m_iRefCount) );
 		pFont=p->second;
 		pFont->m_iRefCount++;
 	}
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Font* FontManager::LoadFont( CString sFontOrTextureFilePath, CString sChars )
 		else
 			pFont = (Font*) new Font( sFontOrTextureFilePath, sChars );
 
-//		LOG->Trace( "FontManager: Loading '%s' from disk.", sFontFilePath);
+//		LOG->Trace( "FontManager: Loading '%s' from disk.", sFontFilePath.GetString());
 
 		m_mapPathToFont[sFontOrTextureFilePath] = pFont;
 	}
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ void FontManager::UnloadFont( CString sFontFilePath )
 {
 	sFontFilePath.MakeLower();
 
-//	LOG->Trace( "FontManager::UnloadTexture(%s).", sFontFilePath );
+//	LOG->Trace( "FontManager::UnloadTexture(%s).", sFontFilePath.GetString() );
 
 	if( sFontFilePath == "" )
 	{
@@ -106,18 +106,18 @@ void FontManager::UnloadFont( CString sFontFilePath )
 	Font* pFont;
 	std::map<CString, Font*>::iterator p = m_mapPathToFont.find(sFontFilePath);
 	if(p == m_mapPathToFont.end())
-		throw RageException( ssprintf("Tried to Unload a font that wasn't loaded. '%s'", sFontFilePath) );
+		throw RageException( "Tried to Unload a font that wasn't loaded. '%s'", sFontFilePath.GetString() );
 
 	pFont=p->second;
 	pFont->m_iRefCount--;
 	if( pFont->m_iRefCount != 0 )
 	{
-//		LOG->Trace( ssprintf("FontManager: '%s' will not be deleted.  It still has %d references.", sFontFilePath, pFont->m_iRefCount) );
+//		LOG->Trace( "FontManager: '%s' will not be deleted.  It still has %d references.", sFontFilePath.GetString(), pFont->m_iRefCount );
 		return;
 	}
 	
 	// There are no more references to this texture.
-//	LOG->Trace( "FontManager: '%s' will be deleted.  It has %d references.", sFontFilePath, pFont->m_iRefCount );
+//	LOG->Trace( "FontManager: '%s' will be deleted.  It has %d references.", sFontFilePath.GetString(), pFont->m_iRefCount );
 	SAFE_DELETE( pFont );		// free the texture
 	m_mapPathToFont.erase( p );	// and remove the key in the map
 }

stepmania/src/GameManager.cpp

@@ -1247,7 +1247,7 @@ void GameManager::SwitchNoteSkin( CString sNewNoteSkin )
 		CString sPath = GetCurNoteSkinDir() + "metrics.ini";
 		m_pIniFile->SetPath(sPath);
 		if( !m_pIniFile->ReadFile() )
-			throw RageException( "Could not read NoteSkin metrics file '%s'", sPath );
+			throw RageException( "Could not read NoteSkin metrics file '%s'", sPath.GetString() );
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1255,14 +1255,14 @@ CString GameManager::GetCurNoteSkinDir()
 {
 	const GameDef* pGameDef = GAMESTATE->GetCurrentGameDef();
 
-	return NOTESKIN_DIR + ssprintf("%s\\%s\\", pGameDef->m_szName, m_sCurNoteSkin);
+	return NOTESKIN_DIR + ssprintf("%s\\%s\\", pGameDef->m_szName, m_sCurNoteSkin.GetString());
 }
 
 CString GameManager::GetMetric( CString sClassName, CString sValue )	// looks in GAMESTATE for the current Style
 {
 	CString sReturn;
 	if( !m_pIniFile->GetValue( sClassName, sValue, sReturn ) )
-		throw RageException( "Could not read metric '%s - %s' from '%s'", sClassName, sValue, GetCurNoteSkinDir() + "metrics.ini" );
+		throw RageException( "Could not read metric '%s - %s' from '%smetrics.ini'", sClassName.GetString(), sValue.GetString(), GetCurNoteSkinDir().GetString() );
 	return sReturn;
 }
 
@@ -1290,7 +1290,7 @@ RageColor GameManager::GetMetricC( CString sClassName, CString sValueName )
 	int result = sscanf( szValue, "%f,%f,%f,%f", &r, &g, &b, &a );
 	if( result != 4 )
 	{
-		LOG->Warn( "The color value '%s' for theme metric '%s : %s' is invalid.", szValue, sClassName, sValueName );
+		LOG->Warn( "The color value '%s' for theme metric '%s : %s' is invalid.", szValue, sClassName.GetString(), sValueName.GetString() );
 		ASSERT(0);
 	}
 
@@ -1311,17 +1311,17 @@ CString GameManager::GetPathTo( const int col, CString sElementName )	// looks i
 
 	CStringArray arrayPossibleFileNames;		// fill this with the possible files
 
-	GetDirListing( ssprintf("%s%s %s*.sprite", sDir, sButtonName, sElementName), arrayPossibleFileNames, false, true );
+	GetDirListing( ssprintf("%s%s %s*.sprite", sDir.GetString(), sButtonName.GetString(), sElementName.GetString()), arrayPossibleFileNames, false, true );
-	GetDirListing( ssprintf("%s%s %s*.png",    sDir, sButtonName, sElementName), arrayPossibleFileNames, false, true );
+	GetDirListing( ssprintf("%s%s %s*.png",    sDir.GetString(), sButtonName.GetString(), sElementName.GetString()), arrayPossibleFileNames, false, true );
-	GetDirListing( ssprintf("%s%s %s*.jpg",    sDir, sButtonName, sElementName), arrayPossibleFileNames, false, true );
+	GetDirListing( ssprintf("%s%s %s*.jpg",    sDir.GetString(), sButtonName.GetString(), sElementName.GetString()), arrayPossibleFileNames, false, true );
-	GetDirListing( ssprintf("%s%s %s*.bmp",    sDir, sButtonName, sElementName), arrayPossibleFileNames, false, true );
+	GetDirListing( ssprintf("%s%s %s*.bmp",    sDir.GetString(), sButtonName.GetString(), sElementName.GetString()), arrayPossibleFileNames, false, true );
-	GetDirListing( ssprintf("%s%s %s*.gif",    sDir, sButtonName, sElementName), arrayPossibleFileNames, false, true );
+	GetDirListing( ssprintf("%s%s %s*.gif",    sDir.GetString(), sButtonName.GetString(), sElementName.GetString()), arrayPossibleFileNames, false, true );
-	GetDirListing( ssprintf("%s%s %s*",        sDir, sButtonName, sElementName), arrayPossibleFileNames, false, true );
+	GetDirListing( ssprintf("%s%s %s*",        sDir.GetString(), sButtonName.GetString(), sElementName.GetString()), arrayPossibleFileNames, false, true );
 
 	if( arrayPossibleFileNames.GetSize() > 0 )
 		return arrayPossibleFileNames[0];
 
-	throw RageException( "The NoteSkin element '%s %s' is missing from '%s'.", sButtonName, sElementName, sDir );
+	throw RageException( "The NoteSkin element '%s %s' is missing from '%s'.", sButtonName.GetString(), sElementName.GetString(), sDir.GetString() );
 }
 
 void GameManager::GetEnabledGames( CArray<Game,Game>& aGamesOut )
@@ -1383,7 +1383,7 @@ NotesType GameManager::StringToNotesType( CString sNotesType )
 			return NotesType(i);
 	
 	// invalid NotesType
-	LOG->Warn( "Invalid NotesType string '%s' encountered.  Assuming this is 'dance-single'.", sNotesType );
+	LOG->Warn( "Invalid NotesType string '%s' encountered.  Assuming this is 'dance-single'.", sNotesType.GetString() );
 	return NOTES_TYPE_DANCE_SINGLE;
 }
 

stepmania/src/GameState.cpp

@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ CString GameState::GetStageText()
 		default:sNumberSuffix = "th";	break;
 		}
 	}
-	return ssprintf( "%d%s", iStageNo, sNumberSuffix );
+	return ssprintf( "%d%s", iStageNo, sNumberSuffix.GetString() );
 }
 
 RageColor GameState::GetStageColor()

stepmania/src/GrayArrowRow.cpp

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ void GrayArrowRow::Load( PlayerNumber pn )
 		CString sPath = GAMEMAN->GetPathTo(c, "receptor");
 		m_GrayArrow[c].Load( sPath );
 		if( m_GrayArrow[c].GetNumStates() != 2 )
-			throw RageException( "'%s' must have two frames", sPath );
+			throw RageException( "'%s' must have two frames", sPath.GetString() );
 		m_GrayArrow[c].SetX( pStyleDef->m_ColumnInfo[pn][c].fXOffset );
 	}	
 }

stepmania/src/InputMapper.cpp

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ void InputMapper::ReadMappingsFromDisk()
 	IniFile ini;
 	ini.SetPath( sPath );
 	if( !ini.ReadFile() )
-		LOG->Warn( "could not input mapping file '%s'.", sPath );
+		LOG->Warn( "could not input mapping file '%s'.", sPath.GetString() );
 
 	IniFile::const_iterator Key = ini.GetKey( "Input" );
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ void InputMapper::SaveMappingsToDisk()
 			GameInput GameI( (GameController)i, (GameButton)j );
 			sNameString = GameI.toString();
 			sValueString = ssprintf( "%s,%s,%s", 
-				m_GItoDI[i][j][0].toString(), m_GItoDI[i][j][1].toString(), m_GItoDI[i][j][2].toString() );
+				m_GItoDI[i][j][0].toString().GetString(), m_GItoDI[i][j][1].toString().GetString(), m_GItoDI[i][j][2].toString().GetString() );
 			
 			ini.SetValue( "Input", sNameString, sValueString );
 		}

stepmania/src/NoteDisplay.cpp

@@ -44,14 +44,14 @@ void NoteDisplay::Load( int iColNum, PlayerNumber pn )
 	CString sTapPartsPath = GAMEMAN->GetPathTo(iColNum, "tap parts");
 	m_sprTapParts.Load( sTapPartsPath );
 	if( m_sprTapParts.GetNumStates() % 2 != 0 )
-		throw RageException( "Tap Parts '%s' must have an even number of frames.", sTapPartsPath );
+		throw RageException( "Tap Parts '%s' must have an even number of frames.", sTapPartsPath.GetString() );
 	m_sprTapParts.StopAnimating();
 	m_sprTapParts.TurnShadowOff();
 
 	CString sHoldPartsPath = GAMEMAN->GetPathTo(iColNum, "hold parts");
 	m_sprHoldParts.Load( sHoldPartsPath );
 	if( m_sprHoldParts.GetTexture()->GetFramesWide() != 4  ||  m_sprHoldParts.GetTexture()->GetFramesHigh() != 2 )
-		throw RageException( "Hold Parts '%s' must have 4x2 frames.", sHoldPartsPath );
+		throw RageException( "Hold Parts '%s' must have 4x2 frames.", sHoldPartsPath.GetString() );
 	m_sprHoldParts.StopAnimating();
 	m_sprHoldParts.TurnShadowOff();
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ void NoteDisplay::Load( int iColNum, PlayerNumber pn )
 	const CString sColorsFilePath = GAMEMAN->GetPathTo( iColNum, "Tap.colors" );
 	FILE* fp = fopen( sColorsFilePath, "r" );
 	if( fp == NULL )
-		throw RageException( "Couldn't open .colors file '%s'", sColorsFilePath );
+		throw RageException( "Couldn't open .colors file '%s'", sColorsFilePath.GetString() );
 
 	bool bSuccess;
 	do

stepmania/src/Notes.cpp

@@ -57,19 +57,19 @@ Notes::~Notes()
 void Notes::WriteSMNotesTag( FILE* fp )
 {
 	fprintf( fp, "\n//---------------%s - %s----------------\n",
-		GameManager::NotesTypeToString(m_NotesType), m_sDescription );
+		GameManager::NotesTypeToString(m_NotesType).GetString(), m_sDescription.GetString() );
 	fprintf( fp, "#NOTES:\n" );
-	fprintf( fp, "     %s:\n", GameManager::NotesTypeToString(m_NotesType) );
+	fprintf( fp, "     %s:\n", GameManager::NotesTypeToString(m_NotesType).GetString() );
-	fprintf( fp, "     %s:\n", m_sDescription );
+	fprintf( fp, "     %s:\n", m_sDescription.GetString() );
-	fprintf( fp, "     %s:\n", DifficultyToString(m_Difficulty) );
+	fprintf( fp, "     %s:\n", DifficultyToString(m_Difficulty).GetString() );
 	fprintf( fp, "     %d:\n", m_iMeter );
 	
 	CStringArray asRadarValues;
 	for( int r=0; r<NUM_RADAR_VALUES; r++ )
 		asRadarValues.Add( ssprintf("%.3f", m_fRadarValues[r]) );
-	fprintf( fp, "     %s:\n", join(",",asRadarValues) );
+	fprintf( fp, "     %s:\n", join(",",asRadarValues).GetString() );
 
-	fprintf( fp, "%s;\n", m_sSMNoteData );
+	fprintf( fp, "%s;\n", m_sSMNoteData.GetString() );
 }
 
 void Notes::SetNoteData( NoteData* pNewNoteData )

stepmania/src/NotesLoaderBMS.cpp

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ void BMSLoader::mapBMSTrackToDanceNote( int iBMSTrack, int &iDanceColOut, char &
 
 bool BMSLoader::LoadFromBMSFile( const CString &sPath, Notes &out )
 {
-	LOG->Trace( "Notes::LoadFromBMSFile( '%s' )", sPath );
+	LOG->Trace( "Notes::LoadFromBMSFile( '%s' )", sPath.GetString() );
 
 	out.m_NotesType = NOTES_TYPE_INVALID;
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ bool BMSLoader::LoadFromBMSFile( const CString &sPath, Notes &out )
 
 	CStdioFile file;	
 	if( !file.Open( sPath, CFile::modeRead|CFile::shareDenyNone ) )
-		throw RageException( "Failed to open %s for reading.", sPath );
+		throw RageException( "Failed to open %s for reading.", sPath.GetString() );
 
 	CString line;
 	while( file.ReadString(line) )	// foreach line
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ bool BMSLoader::LoadFromBMSFile( const CString &sPath, Notes &out )
 			if( iPosOpenBracket != -1  &&  iPosCloseBracket != -1 )
 				out.m_sDescription = out.m_sDescription.Mid( iPosOpenBracket+1, iPosCloseBracket-iPosOpenBracket-1 );
 			out.m_sDescription.MakeLower();
-			LOG->Trace( "Notes description found to be '%s'", out.m_sDescription );
+			LOG->Trace( "Notes description found to be '%s'", out.m_sDescription.GetString() );
 
 			// if there's a 6 in the description, it's probably part of "6panel" or "6-panel"
 			if( out.m_sDescription.Find("6") != -1 )
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ bool BMSLoader::LoadFromBMSFile( const CString &sPath, Notes &out )
 
 			const int iNumNotesInThisMeasure = arrayNotes.GetSize();
 			//LOG->Trace( "%s:%s: iMeasureNo = %d, iNoteNum = %d, iNumNotesInThisMeasure = %d", 
-			//	valuename, sNoteData, iMeasureNo, iNoteNum, iNumNotesInThisMeasure );
+			//	valuename.GetString(), sNoteData.GetString(), iMeasureNo, iNoteNum, iNumNotesInThisMeasure );
 			for( int j=0; j<iNumNotesInThisMeasure; j++ )
 			{
 				if( arrayNotes[j] )
@@ -253,13 +253,13 @@ void BMSLoader::GetApplicableFiles( CString sPath, CStringArray &out )
 
 bool BMSLoader::LoadFromDir( CString sDir, Song &out )
 {
-	LOG->Trace( "Song::LoadFromBMSDir(%s)", sDir );
+	LOG->Trace( "Song::LoadFromBMSDir(%s)", sDir.GetString() );
 
 	CStringArray arrayBMSFileNames;
 	GetApplicableFiles( sDir, arrayBMSFileNames );
 
 	if( arrayBMSFileNames.GetSize() == 0 )
-		throw RageException( "Couldn't find any BMS files in '%s'", sDir );
+		throw RageException( "Couldn't find any BMS files in '%s'", sDir.GetString() );
 
 	// load the Notes from the rest of the BMS files
 	for( int i=0; i<arrayBMSFileNames.GetSize(); i++ ) 
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ bool BMSLoader::LoadFromDir( CString sDir, Song &out )
 
 	CStdioFile file;	
 	if( !file.Open( sPath, CFile::modeRead|CFile::shareDenyNone ) )
-		throw RageException( "Failed to open %s for reading.", sPath );
+		throw RageException( "Failed to open %s for reading.", sPath.GetString() );
 
 	CString line;
 	while( file.ReadString(line) )	// foreach line
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ bool BMSLoader::LoadFromDir( CString sDir, Song &out )
 
 			const int iNumNotesInThisMeasure = arrayNotes.GetSize();
 			//LOG->Trace( "%s:%s: iMeasureNo = %d, iBMSTrackNo = %d, iNumNotesInThisMeasure = %d", 
-			//	valuename, sNoteData, iMeasureNo, iBMSTrackNo, iNumNotesInThisMeasure );
+			//	valuename.GetString(), sNoteData.GetString(), iMeasureNo, iBMSTrackNo, iNumNotesInThisMeasure );
 			for( int j=0; j<iNumNotesInThisMeasure; j++ )
 			{
 				if( arrayNotes[j] == 0 )
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ bool BMSLoader::LoadFromDir( CString sDir, Song &out )
 					// open the song file again and and look for this tag's value
 					CStdioFile file;	
 					if( !file.Open( sPath, CFile::modeRead|CFile::shareDenyNone ) )
-						throw RageException( "Failed to open %s for reading.", sPath );
+						throw RageException( "Failed to open %s for reading.", sPath.GetString() );
 
 					CString line;
 					while( file.ReadString(line) )	// foreach line
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ bool BMSLoader::LoadFromDir( CString sDir, Song &out )
 
 					if( fBPM == -1 )	// we didn't find the line we were looking for
 					{
-						LOG->Trace( "WARNING:  Couldn't find tag '%s' in '%s'.", sTagToLookFor, sPath );
+						LOG->Trace( "WARNING:  Couldn't find tag '%s' in '%s'.", sTagToLookFor.GetString(), sPath.GetString() );
 					}
 					else
 					{
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ bool BMSLoader::LoadFromDir( CString sDir, Song &out )
 					// open the song file again and and look for this tag's value
 					CStdioFile file;	
 					if( !file.Open( sPath, CFile::modeRead|CFile::shareDenyNone ) )
-						throw RageException( "Failed to open %s for reading.", sPath );
+						throw RageException( "Failed to open %s for reading.", sPath.GetString() );
 
 					CString line;
 					while( file.ReadString(line) )	// foreach line
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ bool BMSLoader::LoadFromDir( CString sDir, Song &out )
 
 					if( fFreezeSecs == -1 )	// we didn't find the line we were looking for
 					{
-						LOG->Trace( "WARNING:  Couldn't find tag '%s' in '%s'.", sTagToLookFor, sPath );
+						LOG->Trace( "WARNING:  Couldn't find tag '%s' in '%s'.", sTagToLookFor.GetString(), sPath.GetString() );
 					}
 					else
 					{

stepmania/src/NotesLoaderDWI.cpp

@@ -244,13 +244,13 @@ bool DWILoader::LoadFromDWITokens(
 
 bool DWILoader::LoadFromDWIFile( CString sPath, Song &out )
 {
-	LOG->Trace( "Song::LoadFromDWIFile(%s)", sPath );
+	LOG->Trace( "Song::LoadFromDWIFile(%s)", sPath.GetString() );
 	
 
 	MsdFile msd;
 	bool bResult = msd.ReadFile( sPath );
 	if( !bResult )
-		throw RageException( "Error opening file '%s' for reading.", sPath );
+		throw RageException( "Error opening file '%s' for reading.", sPath.GetString() );
 
 	for( int i=0; i<msd.m_iNumValues; i++ )
 	{
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ bool DWILoader::LoadFromDWIFile( CString sPath, Song &out )
 				CStringArray arrayBPMChangeValues;
 				split( arrayBPMChangeExpressions[b], "=", arrayBPMChangeValues );
 				if(arrayBPMChangeValues.GetSize() != 2) {
-					LOG->Warn( "Invalid CHANGEBPM: \"%s\"", arrayBPMChangeExpressions[b]);
+					LOG->Warn( "Invalid CHANGEBPM: '%s'", arrayBPMChangeExpressions[b].GetString());
 					continue;
 				}
 				float fIndex = (float)atof( arrayBPMChangeValues[0] ) * ROWS_PER_BEAT / 4.0f;
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ bool DWILoader::LoadFromDir( CString sPath, Song &out )
 	GetApplicableFiles( sPath, aFileNames );
 
 	if( aFileNames.GetSize() > 1 )
-		throw RageException( "There is more than one DWI file in '%s'.  There should be only one!", sPath );
+		throw RageException( "There is more than one DWI file in '%s'.  There should be only one!", sPath.GetString() );
 
 	/* We should have exactly one; if we had none, we shouldn't have been
 	 * called to begin with. */

stepmania/src/NotesLoaderKSF.cpp

@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@
 
 bool KSFLoader::LoadFromKSFFile( const CString &sPath, Notes &out )
 {
-	LOG->Trace( "Notes::LoadFromKSFFile( '%s' )", sPath );
+	LOG->Trace( "Notes::LoadFromKSFFile( '%s' )", sPath.GetString() );
 
 	MsdFile msd;
 	bool bResult = msd.ReadFile( sPath );
 	if( !bResult )
-		throw RageException( "Error opening file '%s'.", sPath );
+		throw RageException( "Error opening file '%s'.", sPath.GetString() );
 
 	int iTickCount = -1;	// this is the value we read for TICKCOUNT
 	CString iStep;			// this is the value we read for STEP
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ bool KSFLoader::LoadFromKSFFile( const CString &sPath, Notes &out )
 	if( iTickCount == -1 )
 	{
 		iTickCount = 2;
-		LOG->Warn( "%s:\nTICKCOUNT not found; defaulting to %i", sPath, iTickCount );
+		LOG->Warn( "%s:\nTICKCOUNT not found; defaulting to %i", sPath.GetString(), iTickCount );
 	}
 
 	NoteData notedata;	// read it into here
@@ -146,13 +146,13 @@ void KSFLoader::GetApplicableFiles( CString sPath, CStringArray &out )
 
 bool KSFLoader::LoadFromDir( CString sDir, Song &out )
 {
-	LOG->Trace( "Song::LoadFromKSFDir(%s)", sDir );
+	LOG->Trace( "Song::LoadFromKSFDir(%s)", sDir.GetString() );
 
 	CStringArray arrayKSFFileNames;
 	GetDirListing( sDir + CString("*.ksf"), arrayKSFFileNames );
 
 	if( arrayKSFFileNames.GetSize() == 0 )
-		throw RageException( "Couldn't find any KSF files in '%s'", sDir );
+		throw RageException( "Couldn't find any KSF files in '%s'", sDir.GetString() );
 
 	// load the Notes from the rest of the KSF files
 	for( int i=0; i<arrayKSFFileNames.GetSize(); i++ ) 
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ bool KSFLoader::LoadFromDir( CString sDir, Song &out )
 	MsdFile msd;
 	bool bResult = msd.ReadFile( sPath );
 	if( !bResult )
-		throw RageException( "Error opening file '%s'.", sPath );
+		throw RageException( "Error opening file '%s'.", sPath.GetString() );
 
 	for( i=0; i<msd.m_iNumValues; i++ )
 	{
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ bool KSFLoader::LoadFromDir( CString sDir, Song &out )
 				 0==stricmp(sValueName,"DIFFICULTY"))
 			; /* Handled in LoadFromKSFFile; don't warn. */
 		else
-			LOG->Trace( "Unexpected value named '%s'", sValueName );
+			LOG->Trace( "Unexpected value named '%s'", sValueName.GetString() );
 	}
 
 	// search for music with song in the file name

stepmania/src/NotesLoaderSM.cpp

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ void SMLoader::GetApplicableFiles( CString sPath, CStringArray &out )
 
 bool SMLoader::LoadFromSMFile( CString sPath, Song &out )
 {
-	LOG->Trace( "Song::LoadFromSMDir(%s)", sPath );
+	LOG->Trace( "Song::LoadFromSMDir(%s)", sPath.GetString() );
 
 	out.m_BPMSegments.clear();
 	out.m_StopSegments.clear();
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ bool SMLoader::LoadFromSMFile( CString sPath, Song &out )
 	MsdFile msd;
 	bool bResult = msd.ReadFile( sPath );
 	if( !bResult )
-		throw RageException( "Error opening file '%s'.", sPath );
+		throw RageException( "Error opening file '%s'.", sPath.GetString() );
 
 	for( i=0; i<msd.m_iNumValues; i++ )
 	{
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ bool SMLoader::LoadFromSMFile( CString sPath, Song &out )
 			else if(!stricmp(sParams[1],"ROULETTE"))
 				out.m_SelectionDisplay = out.SHOW_ROULETTE;
 			else
-				LOG->Warn( "The song file '%s' has an unknown #SELECTABLE value, \"%s\"; ignored.", sPath, sParams[1]);
+				LOG->Warn( "The song file '%s' has an unknown #SELECTABLE value, '%s'; ignored.", sPath.GetString(), sParams[1].GetString());
 		}
 
 		else if( 0==stricmp(sValueName,"STOPS") || 0==stricmp(sValueName,"FREEZES") )
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ bool SMLoader::LoadFromSMFile( CString sPath, Song &out )
 
 			if( iNumParams != 7 )
 			{
-				LOG->Trace( "The song file '%s' is has %d fields in a #NOTES tag, but should have %d.", sPath, iNumParams, 7 );
+				LOG->Trace( "The song file '%s' is has %d fields in a #NOTES tag, but should have %d.", sPath.GetString(), iNumParams, 7 );
 			}
 			else
 			{
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ bool SMLoader::LoadFromSMFile( CString sPath, Song &out )
 		}
 
 		else
-			LOG->Trace( "Unexpected value named '%s'", sValueName );
+			LOG->Trace( "Unexpected value named '%s'", sValueName.GetString() );
 	}
 
 	return true;
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ bool SMLoader::LoadFromDir( CString sPath, Song &out )
 	GetApplicableFiles( sPath, aFileNames );
 
 	if( aFileNames.GetSize() > 1 )
-		throw RageException( "There is more than one SM file in '%s'.  There should be only one!", sPath );
+		throw RageException( "There is more than one SM file in '%s'.  There should be only one!", sPath.GetString() );
 
 	/* We should have exactly one; if we had none, we shouldn't have been
 	 * called to begin with. */

stepmania/src/NotesWriterDWI.cpp

@@ -216,12 +216,12 @@ bool NotesWriterDWI::Write( CString sPath, const Song &out )
 {
 	FILE* fp = fopen( sPath, "w" );	
 	if( fp == NULL )
-		throw RageException( "Error opening song file '%s' for writing.", sPath );
+		throw RageException( "Error opening song file '%s' for writing.", sPath.GetString() );
 
 	if(out.GetFullTitle().GetLength() != 0)
-		fprintf( fp, "#TITLE:%s;\n", out.GetFullTitle() );
+		fprintf( fp, "#TITLE:%s;\n", out.GetFullTitle().GetString() );
 	if(out.m_sArtist.GetLength() != 0)
-		fprintf( fp, "#ARTIST:%s;\n", out.m_sArtist );
+		fprintf( fp, "#ARTIST:%s;\n", out.m_sArtist.GetString() );
 	ASSERT( out.m_BPMSegments[0].m_fStartBeat == 0 );
 	fprintf( fp, "#BPM:%.3f;\n", out.m_BPMSegments[0].m_fBPM );
 	fprintf( fp, "#GAP:%d;\n", int(-roundf( out.m_fBeat0OffsetInSeconds*1000 )) );

stepmania/src/OptionIconRow.cpp

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ int OptionToPreferredColumn( CString sOptionText )
 		if( g_OptionColumnEntries[i].szString == sOptionText )
 			return g_OptionColumnEntries[i].iSlotIndex;
 
-	LOG->Warn("Unknown option: \"%s\"", sOptionText );
+	LOG->Warn("Unknown option: '%s'", sOptionText.GetString() );
 	return -1;
 }
 

stepmania/src/RageBitmapTexture.cpp

@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ void RageBitmapTexture::Create(
 		D3DPOOL_MANAGED,			// which memory pool
 		&m_pd3dTexture) ))
 	{
-		throw RageException( hr, "CreateTexture() failed for file '%s'.", m_sFilePath );
+		throw RageException( hr, "CreateTexture() failed for file '%s'.", m_sFilePath.GetString() );
 	}
 
 	{
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ void RageBitmapTexture::Create(
 	{
 		D3DLOCKED_RECT d3dlr;
 		if( FAILED( hr=m_pd3dTexture->LockRect(0, &d3dlr, 0, 0) ) )
-			throw RageException( hr, "LockRect failed for file '%s'.", m_sFilePath );
+			throw RageException( hr, "LockRect failed for file '%s'.", m_sFilePath.GetString() );
 
 		memcpy( (byte *)(d3dlr.pBits), img->pixels, img->h*img->pitch );
 		ASSERT( !FAILED( m_pd3dTexture->UnlockRect(0) ) ) ;
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ void RageBitmapTexture::Create(
 
 	SDL_FreeSurface(img);
 	LOG->Trace( "RageBitmapTexture: Loaded '%s' (%ux%u) from disk.  bStretch = %d, source %d,%d;  image %d,%d.", 
-		m_sFilePath, GetTextureWidth(), GetTextureHeight(),
+		m_sFilePath.GetString(), GetTextureWidth(), GetTextureHeight(),
 		bStretch, m_iSourceWidth, m_iSourceHeight,
 		m_iImageWidth,	m_iImageHeight);
 }
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ void RageBitmapTexture::Create(
 	D3DXIMAGE_INFO ddii;
 	if( FAILED( hr = D3DXGetImageInfoFromFile(m_sFilePath,&ddii) ) )
 	{
-        throw RageException( hr, "D3DXGetImageInfoFromFile() failed for file '%s'.", m_sFilePath );
+        throw RageException( hr, "D3DXGetImageInfoFromFile() failed for file '%s'.", m_sFilePath.GetString() );
 	}
 
 
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ void RageBitmapTexture::Create(
 				::Sleep( 10 );
 				continue;
 			}
-			throw RageException( hr, "D3DXCreateTextureFromFileEx() failed for file '%s'.", m_sFilePath );
+			throw RageException( hr, "D3DXCreateTextureFromFileEx() failed for file '%s'.", m_sFilePath.GetString() );
 		}
 		else
 			break;
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ void RageBitmapTexture::Create(
 	}
 
 	LOG->Trace( "RageBitmapTexture: Loaded '%s' (%ux%u) from disk.  bStretch = %d, source %d,%d;  image %d,%d.", 
-		m_sFilePath, 
+		m_sFilePath.GetString(), 
 		GetTextureWidth(), 
 		GetTextureHeight(),
 		bStretch,

stepmania/src/RageLog.cpp

@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ void RageLog::Trace( const char *fmt, ...)
     CString sBuff = vssprintf( fmt, va );
     va_end(va);
 
-	fprintf( m_fileLog, "%s\n", sBuff ); 
+	fprintf( m_fileLog, "%s\n", sBuff.GetString() ); 
-	printf( "%s\n", sBuff ); 
+	printf( "%s\n", sBuff.GetString() ); 
 	CrashLog(sBuff);
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ void RageLog::Trace( HRESULT hr, const char *fmt, ...)
     va_end(va);
 
 	s += ssprintf( "(%s)", DXGetErrorString8(hr) );
-	this->Trace( "%s", s );
+	this->Trace( "%s", s.GetString() );
 }
 
 void RageLog::Warn( const char *fmt, ...)
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ void RageLog::Warn( const char *fmt, ...)
 	Trace(  "/////////////////////////////////////////\n"
 			"WARNING:  %s\n"
 			"/////////////////////////////////////////",
-			sBuff ); 
+			sBuff.GetString() ); 
 }
 
 void RageLog::Flush()

stepmania/src/RageTextureManager.cpp

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ RageTextureManager::~RageTextureManager()
 	{
 		RageTexture* pTexture = i->second;
 		if( pTexture->m_iRefCount )
-			LOG->Trace( "TEXTUREMAN LEAK: '%s', RefCount = %d.", i->first, pTexture->m_iRefCount );
+			LOG->Trace( "TEXTUREMAN LEAK: '%s', RefCount = %d.", i->first.GetString(), pTexture->m_iRefCount );
 		SAFE_DELETE( pTexture );
 	}
 }
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ RageTexture* RageTextureManager::LoadTexture( CString sTexturePath, bool bForceR
 {
 	sTexturePath.MakeLower();
 
-//	LOG->Trace( "RageTextureManager::LoadTexture(%s).", sTexturePath );
+//	LOG->Trace( "RageTextureManager::LoadTexture(%s).", sTexturePath.GetString() );
 
 	// holder for the new texture
 	RageTexture* pTexture;
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ RageTexture* RageTextureManager::LoadTexture( CString sTexturePath, bool bForceR
 		if( bForceReload )
 			pTexture->Reload( m_iMaxTextureSize, m_iTextureColorDepth, iMipMaps, iAlphaBits, bDither, bStretch );
 
-//		LOG->Trace( "RageTextureManager: '%s' now has %d references.", sTexturePath, pTexture->m_iRefCount );
+//		LOG->Trace( "RageTextureManager: '%s' now has %d references.", sTexturePath.GetString(), pTexture->m_iRefCount );
 	}
 	else	// the texture is not already loaded
 	{
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ RageTexture* RageTextureManager::LoadTexture( CString sTexturePath, bool bForceR
 		else
 			pTexture = new RageBitmapTexture( m_pScreen, sTexturePath, m_iMaxTextureSize, m_iTextureColorDepth, iMipMaps, iAlphaBits, bDither, bStretch );
 
-		LOG->Trace( "RageTextureManager: Finished loading '%s'.", sTexturePath );
+		LOG->Trace( "RageTextureManager: Finished loading '%s'.", sTexturePath.GetString() );
 
 		m_mapPathToTexture[sTexturePath] = pTexture;
 	}
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ void RageTextureManager::UnloadTexture( CString sTexturePath )
 {
 	sTexturePath.MakeLower();
 
-//	LOG->Trace( "RageTextureManager::UnloadTexture(%s).", sTexturePath );
+//	LOG->Trace( "RageTextureManager::UnloadTexture(%s).", sTexturePath.GetString() );
 
 	if( sTexturePath == "" )
 	{
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ void RageTextureManager::UnloadTexture( CString sTexturePath )
 	
 	std::map<CString, RageTexture*>::iterator p = m_mapPathToTexture.find(sTexturePath);
 	if(p == m_mapPathToTexture.end())
-		throw RageException( "Tried to Unload texture '%s' that wasn't loaded.", sTexturePath );
+		throw RageException( "Tried to Unload texture '%s' that wasn't loaded.", sTexturePath.GetString() );
 	
 	RageTexture* pTexture = p->second;
 	pTexture->m_iRefCount--;
@@ -168,14 +168,14 @@ void RageTextureManager::UnloadTexture( CString sTexturePath )
 	if( pTexture->m_iRefCount == 0  && 
 		(pTexture->IsAMovie() || !m_iSecondsBeforeUnload ))
 	{
-		//	LOG->Trace( "RageTextureManager: '%s' will be deleted.  It has %d references.", sTexturePath, pTexture->m_iRefCount );
+		//	LOG->Trace( "RageTextureManager: '%s' will be deleted.  It has %d references.", sTexturePath.GetString(), pTexture->m_iRefCount );
 		SAFE_DELETE( pTexture );		// free the texture
 		m_mapPathToTexture.erase(p);	// and remove the key in the map
 	}
 
 	GCTextures();
 
-	//LOG->Trace( "RageTextureManager: '%s' will not be deleted.  It still has %d references.", sTexturePath, pTexture->m_iRefCount );
+	//LOG->Trace( "RageTextureManager: '%s' will not be deleted.  It still has %d references.", sTexturePath.GetString(), pTexture->m_iRefCount );
 }
 
 void RageTextureManager::ReloadAll()

stepmania/src/RandomSample.cpp

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ bool RandomSample::LoadSoundDir( CString sDir )
 	
 bool RandomSample::LoadSound( CString sSoundFilePath )
 {
-	LOG->Trace( "RandomSample::LoadSound( %s )", sSoundFilePath );
+	LOG->Trace( "RandomSample::LoadSound( %s )", sSoundFilePath.GetString() );
 
 	RageSoundSample* pSS = new RageSoundSample;
 	pSS->Load( sSoundFilePath );

stepmania/src/ScreenEdit.cpp

@@ -516,14 +516,14 @@ void ScreenEdit::Update( float fDeltaTime )
 		"Assist tick is %s\n"
 		"MusicOffsetSeconds: %.2f\n"
 		"Preview start: %.2f, length = %.2f\n",
-		sNoteType,
+		sNoteType.GetString(),
 		GAMESTATE->m_fSongBeat,
 		m_NoteFieldEdit.m_fBeginMarker,	m_NoteFieldEdit.m_fEndMarker,
 		GAMESTATE->m_SongOptions.m_fMusicRate,
-		DifficultyToString( m_pNotes->m_Difficulty ),
+		DifficultyToString( m_pNotes->m_Difficulty ).GetString(),
-		GAMESTATE->m_pCurNotes[PLAYER_1] ? GAMESTATE->m_pCurNotes[PLAYER_1]->m_sDescription : "no description",
+		GAMESTATE->m_pCurNotes[PLAYER_1] ? GAMESTATE->m_pCurNotes[PLAYER_1]->m_sDescription.GetString() : "no description",
-		m_pSong->m_sMainTitle,
+		m_pSong->m_sMainTitle.GetString(),
-		m_pSong->m_sSubTitle,
+		m_pSong->m_sSubTitle.GetString(),
 		iNumTapNotes, iNumHoldNotes,
 		GAMESTATE->m_SongOptions.m_AssistType==SongOptions::ASSIST_TICK ? "ON" : "OFF",
 		m_pSong->m_fBeat0OffsetInSeconds,

stepmania/src/ScreenEz2SelectStyle.cpp

@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ void ScreenEz2SelectStyle::RefreshModeChoices()
 		const ModeChoice& choice = m_aPossibleModeChoices[i];
 
 		if( choice.numSidesJoinedToPlay == iNumSidesJoined )
-			asGraphicPaths.Add( THEME->GetPathTo("Graphics", ssprintf("select mode %s %s", sGameName, choice.name) ) );
+			asGraphicPaths.Add( THEME->GetPathTo("Graphics", ssprintf("select mode %s %s", sGameName.GetString(), choice.name) ) );
 	}
 
 	m_ScrollingList.Load( asGraphicPaths );
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ void ScreenEz2SelectStyle::AfterChange()
 	CString sGameName = GAMESTATE->GetCurrentGameDef()->m_szName;
 	const ModeChoice& choice = m_aPossibleModeChoices[ m_ScrollingList.GetSelection() ];
 	if( CHANGE_BG_ANIMATIONS )
-		m_Menu.m_Background.LoadFromAniDir( THEME->GetPathTo("BGAnimations",ssprintf("select mode %s %s", sGameName, choice.name)) );
+		m_Menu.m_Background.LoadFromAniDir( THEME->GetPathTo("BGAnimations",ssprintf("select mode %s %s", sGameName.GetString(), choice.name)) );
 }
 
 void ScreenEz2SelectStyle::MenuLeft( PlayerNumber pn )

stepmania/src/ScreenGameplay.cpp

@@ -1032,7 +1032,7 @@ void ShowSavePrompt( ScreenMessage SM_SendWhenDone )
 			"Would you like to save these changes back\n"
 			"to the song file?\n"
 			"Choosing NO will discard your changes.",
-			GAMESTATE->m_pCurSong->GetFullTitle() );
+			GAMESTATE->m_pCurSong->GetFullTitle().GetString() );
 		break;
 	case PLAY_MODE_ONI:
 	case PLAY_MODE_ENDLESS:

stepmania/src/ScreenManager.cpp

@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ Screen* ScreenManager::MakeNewScreen( CString sClassName )
 //	else if( 0==stricmp(sClassName, "ScreenEz2SelectMusic") )	return new ScreenEz2SelectMusic;
 	else if( 0==stricmp(sClassName, "ScreenNetworkGame") )		return new ScreenNetworkGame;
 	else
-		throw RageException( "Invalid Screen class name '%s'", sClassName );
+		throw RageException( "Invalid Screen class name '%s'", sClassName.GetString() );
 }
 
 void ScreenManager::PrepNewScreen( CString sClassName )
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ void ScreenManager::SetNewScreen( CString sClassName )
 	// deletes it later on.  This also convention will reduce includes because screens won't 
 	// have to include each other's headers of other screens.
 	Screen* pNewScreen = MakeNewScreen(sClassName);
-	LOG->Trace( "Loaded %s in %f", sClassName, t.GetDeltaTime());
+	LOG->Trace( "Loaded %s in %f", sClassName.GetString(), t.GetDeltaTime());
 
 	SetNewScreen( pNewScreen );
 }

stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMode.cpp

@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ void ScreenSelectMode::RefreshModeChoices()
 	for( i=0; i<m_aPossibleModeChoices.GetSize(); i++ )
 	{
 		const ModeChoice& choice = m_aPossibleModeChoices[i];
-		asGraphicPaths.Add( THEME->GetPathTo("Graphics", ssprintf("select mode choice %s %s", sGameName, choice.name) ) );
+		asGraphicPaths.Add( THEME->GetPathTo("Graphics", ssprintf("select mode choice %s %s", sGameName.GetString(), choice.name) ) );
 	}
 
 	m_ScrollingList.Load( asGraphicPaths );
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ void ScreenSelectMode::RefreshModeChoices()
 		for( int i=0; i<m_aPossibleModeChoices.GetSize(); i++ )
 		{
 			CString sChoiceName = m_aPossibleModeChoices[i].name;
-			m_BGAnimations[i].LoadFromAniDir( THEME->GetPathTo("BGAnimations",ssprintf("select mode %s %s", sGameName, sChoiceName)) );	
+			m_BGAnimations[i].LoadFromAniDir( THEME->GetPathTo("BGAnimations",ssprintf("select mode %s %s", sGameName.GetString(), sChoiceName.GetString())) );	
 		}
 	}
 }

stepmania/src/Song.cpp

@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ bool Song::LoadWithoutCache( CString sDir )
 	NotesLoader *ld = MakeLoader( sDir );
 	if(!ld)
 	{
-		LOG->Warn( "Couldn't find any SM, DWI, BMS, or KSF files in '%s'.  This is not a valid song directory.", sDir );
+		LOG->Warn( "Couldn't find any SM, DWI, BMS, or KSF files in '%s'.  This is not a valid song directory.", sDir.GetString() );
 		return false;
 	}
 
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ bool Song::LoadWithoutCache( CString sDir )
 
 bool Song::LoadFromSongDir( CString sDir )
 {
-	LOG->Trace( "Song::LoadFromSongDir(%s)", sDir );
+	LOG->Trace( "Song::LoadFromSongDir(%s)", sDir.GetString() );
 
 	// make sure there is a trailing '\\' at the end of sDir
 	if( sDir.Right(1) != "\\" )
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ bool Song::LoadFromSongDir( CString sDir )
 	if( GetHashForDirectory(m_sSongDir) == uDirHash && // this cache is up to date 
 		DoesFileExist(GetCacheFilePath()))	
 	{
-		LOG->Trace( "Loading '%s' from cache file '%s'.", m_sSongDir, GetCacheFilePath() );
+		LOG->Trace( "Loading '%s' from cache file '%s'.", m_sSongDir.GetString(), GetCacheFilePath().GetString() );
 		SMLoader ld;
 		ld.LoadFromSMFile( GetCacheFilePath(), *this );
 	}
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ void Song::TidyUpData()
 	m_sSubTitle.TrimRight();
 	if( m_sArtist == "" )		m_sArtist = "Unknown artist";
 	if( m_BPMSegments.GetSize() == 0 )
-		throw RageException( "No #BPM specified in '%s.'", m_sSongDir+m_sSongFileName );
+		throw RageException( "No #BPM specified in '%s%s.'", m_sSongDir.GetString(), m_sSongFileName.GetString() );
 
 	if( !HasMusic() )
 	{
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ void Song::TidyUpData()
 			m_sMusicFile = arrayPossibleMusic[0];
 //		Don't throw on missing music.  -Chris
 //		else
-//			throw RageException( "The song in '%s' is missing a music file.  You must place a music file in the song folder or remove the song", m_sSongDir );
+//			throw RageException( "The song in '%s' is missing a music file.  You must place a music file in the song folder or remove the song", m_sSongDir.GetString() );
 	}
 
 	if( HasMusic() )
@@ -641,25 +641,25 @@ void Song::Save()
 
 void Song::SaveToSMFile( CString sPath, bool bSavingCache )
 {
-	LOG->Trace( "Song::SaveToSMDir('%s')", sPath );
+	LOG->Trace( "Song::SaveToSMDir('%s')", sPath.GetString() );
 
 	int i;
 
 	FILE* fp = fopen( sPath, "w" );	
 	if( fp == NULL )
-		throw RageException( "Error opening song file '%s' for writing.", sPath );
+		throw RageException( "Error opening song file '%s' for writing.", sPath.GetString() );
 
-	fprintf( fp, "#TITLE:%s;\n", m_sMainTitle );
+	fprintf( fp, "#TITLE:%s;\n", m_sMainTitle.GetString() );
-	fprintf( fp, "#SUBTITLE:%s;\n", m_sSubTitle );
+	fprintf( fp, "#SUBTITLE:%s;\n", m_sSubTitle.GetString() );
-	fprintf( fp, "#ARTIST:%s;\n", m_sArtist );
+	fprintf( fp, "#ARTIST:%s;\n", m_sArtist.GetString() );
-	fprintf( fp, "#TITLETRANSLIT:%s;\n", m_sMainTitleTranslit );
+	fprintf( fp, "#TITLETRANSLIT:%s;\n", m_sMainTitleTranslit.GetString() );
-	fprintf( fp, "#SUBTITLETRANSLIT:%s;\n", m_sSubTitleTranslit );
+	fprintf( fp, "#SUBTITLETRANSLIT:%s;\n", m_sSubTitleTranslit.GetString() );
-	fprintf( fp, "#ARTISTTRANSLIT:%s;\n", m_sArtistTranslit );
+	fprintf( fp, "#ARTISTTRANSLIT:%s;\n", m_sArtistTranslit.GetString() );
-	fprintf( fp, "#CREDIT:%s;\n", m_sCredit );
+	fprintf( fp, "#CREDIT:%s;\n", m_sCredit.GetString() );
-	fprintf( fp, "#BANNER:%s;\n", m_sBannerFile );
+	fprintf( fp, "#BANNER:%s;\n", m_sBannerFile.GetString() );
-	fprintf( fp, "#BACKGROUND:%s;\n", m_sBackgroundFile );
+	fprintf( fp, "#BACKGROUND:%s;\n", m_sBackgroundFile.GetString() );
-	fprintf( fp, "#CDTITLE:%s;\n", m_sCDTitleFile );
+	fprintf( fp, "#CDTITLE:%s;\n", m_sCDTitleFile.GetString() );
-	fprintf( fp, "#MUSIC:%s;\n", m_sMusicFile );
+	fprintf( fp, "#MUSIC:%s;\n", m_sMusicFile.GetString() );
 	fprintf( fp, "#MUSICBYTES:%u;\n", m_iMusicBytes );
 	fprintf( fp, "#MUSICLENGTH:%.3f;\n", m_fMusicLengthSeconds );
 	if(bSavingCache) {
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ void Song::SaveToSMFile( CString sPath, bool bSavingCache )
 	{
 		BackgroundChange &seg = m_BackgroundChanges[i];
 
-		fprintf( fp, "%.3f=%s", seg.m_fStartBeat, seg.m_sBGName );
+		fprintf( fp, "%.3f=%s", seg.m_fStartBeat, seg.m_sBGName.GetString() );
 		if( i != m_BackgroundChanges.GetSize()-1 )
 			fprintf( fp, "," );
 	}

stepmania/src/SongManager.cpp

@@ -69,16 +69,16 @@ void SongManager::SanityCheckGroupDir( CString sDir ) const
 {
 	// Check to see if they put a song directly inside the group folder.
 	CStringArray arrayFiles;
-	GetDirListing( ssprintf("%s\\*.mp3", sDir), arrayFiles );
+	GetDirListing( sDir + "\\*.mp3", arrayFiles );
-	GetDirListing( ssprintf("%s\\*.ogg", sDir), arrayFiles );
+	GetDirListing( sDir + "\\*.ogg", arrayFiles );
-	GetDirListing( ssprintf("%s\\*.wav", sDir), arrayFiles );
+	GetDirListing( sDir + "\\*.wav", arrayFiles );
 	if( arrayFiles.GetSize() > 0 )
 		throw RageException( 
-			ssprintf( "The folder '%s' contains music files.\n\n"
+			"The folder '%s' contains music files.\n\n"
-				"This probably means that you have a song outside of a group folder.\n"
+			"This means that you have a music outside of a song folder.\n"
-				"All song folders must reside in a group folder.  For example, 'Songs\\DDR 4th Mix\\B4U'.\n"
+			"All song folders must reside in a group folder.  For example, 'Songs\\DDR 4th Mix\\B4U'.\n"
-				"See the StepMania readme for more info.",
+			"See the StepMania readme for more info.",
-				ssprintf("%s\\%s", sDir ) )
+			sDir.GetString()
 		);
 	
 }
@@ -94,16 +94,16 @@ void SongManager::AddGroup( CString sDir, CString sGroupDirName )
 
 	// Look for a group banner in this group folder
 	CStringArray arrayGroupBanners;
-	GetDirListing( ssprintf("%s\\%s\\*.png", sDir, sGroupDirName), arrayGroupBanners );
+	GetDirListing( ssprintf("%s\\%s\\*.png", sDir.GetString(), sGroupDirName.GetString()), arrayGroupBanners );
-	GetDirListing( ssprintf("%s\\%s\\*.jpg", sDir, sGroupDirName), arrayGroupBanners );
+	GetDirListing( ssprintf("%s\\%s\\*.jpg", sDir.GetString(), sGroupDirName.GetString()), arrayGroupBanners );
-	GetDirListing( ssprintf("%s\\%s\\*.gif", sDir, sGroupDirName), arrayGroupBanners );
+	GetDirListing( ssprintf("%s\\%s\\*.gif", sDir.GetString(), sGroupDirName.GetString()), arrayGroupBanners );
-	GetDirListing( ssprintf("%s\\%s\\*.bmp", sDir, sGroupDirName), arrayGroupBanners );
+	GetDirListing( ssprintf("%s\\%s\\*.bmp", sDir.GetString(), sGroupDirName.GetString()), arrayGroupBanners );
 	CString sBannerPath;
 
 	if( arrayGroupBanners.GetSize() > 0 )
 	{
-		sBannerPath = ssprintf("%s\\%s\\%s", sDir, sGroupDirName, arrayGroupBanners[0] );
+		sBannerPath = ssprintf("%s\\%s\\%s", sDir.GetString(), sGroupDirName.GetString(), arrayGroupBanners[0].GetString() );
-		LOG->Trace( ssprintf("Group banner for '%s' is '%s'.", sGroupDirName, sBannerPath) );
+		LOG->Trace( "Group banner for '%s' is '%s'.", sGroupDirName.GetString(), sBannerPath.GetString() );
 	}
 
 	m_arrayGroupNames.Add( sGroupDirName );
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ void SongManager::LoadStepManiaSongDir( CString sDir, void(*callback)() )
 
 		// Find all Song folders in this group directory
 		CStringArray arraySongDirs;
-		GetDirListing( ssprintf("%s\\%s\\*.*", sDir, sGroupDirName), arraySongDirs, true );
+		GetDirListing( ssprintf("%s\\%s\\*.*", sDir.GetString(), sGroupDirName.GetString()), arraySongDirs, true );
 		SortCStringArray( arraySongDirs );
 
 		int j;
@@ -145,11 +145,11 @@ void SongManager::LoadStepManiaSongDir( CString sDir, void(*callback)() )
 				continue;		// ignore it
 
 			// this is a song directory.  Load a new song!
-			GAMESTATE->m_sLoadingMessage = ssprintf("Loading songs...\n%s\n%s", sGroupDirName, sSongDirName);
+			GAMESTATE->m_sLoadingMessage = ssprintf("Loading songs...\n%s\n%s", sGroupDirName.GetString(), sSongDirName.GetString());
 			if( callback )
 				callback();
 			Song* pNewSong = new Song;
-			if( !pNewSong->LoadFromSongDir( ssprintf("%s\\%s\\%s", sDir, sGroupDirName, sSongDirName) ) ) {
+			if( !pNewSong->LoadFromSongDir( ssprintf("%s\\%s\\%s", sDir.GetString(), sGroupDirName.GetString(), sSongDirName.GetString()) ) ) {
 				/* The song failed to load. */
 				delete pNewSong;
 				continue;
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ void SongManager::LoadDWISongDir( CString DWIHome )
 	// now we've got the listing of the mix directories
 	// and we need to use THOSE directories to find our
 	// dwis
-	GetDirListing( ssprintf("%s\\Songs\\*.*", DWIHome ), MixDirs, true );
+	GetDirListing( ssprintf("%s\\Songs\\*.*", DWIHome ), MixDirs.GetString(), true );
 	SortCStringArray( MixDirs );
 	
 	for( int i=0; i< MixDirs.GetSize(); i++ )	// for each dir in /Songs/
@@ -200,14 +200,14 @@ void SongManager::LoadDWISongDir( CString DWIHome )
 		sDirName.MakeLower();
 		if( sDirName == "cvs" )	// ignore the directory called "CVS"
 			continue;
-		GetDirListing( ssprintf("%s\\Songs\\%s\\*.*", DWIHome, MixDirs[i]), arrayDirs,  true);
+		GetDirListing( ssprintf("%s\\Songs\\%s\\*.*", DWIHome.GetString(), MixDirs[i].GetString()), arrayDirs,  true);
 		SortCStringArray(arrayDirs, true);
 
 		for( int b = 0; b < arrayDirs.GetSize(); b++)
 		{
 			// Find all DWIs in this directory
 			CStringArray arrayDWIFiles;
-			GetDirListing( ssprintf("%s\\Songs\\%s\\%s\\*.dwi", DWIHome, MixDirs[i], arrayDirs[b]), arrayDWIFiles, false);
+			GetDirListing( ssprintf("%s\\Songs\\%s\\%s\\*.dwi", DWIHome.GetString(), MixDirs[i].GetString(), arrayDirs[b].GetString()), arrayDWIFiles, false);
 			SortCStringArray( arrayDWIFiles );
 
 			for( int j=0; j< arrayDWIFiles.GetSize(); j++ )	// for each DWI file
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ void SongManager::LoadDWISongDir( CString DWIHome )
 				DWILoader ld;
 				Song* pNewSong = new Song;
 				ld.LoadFromDWIFile(
-					ssprintf("%s\\Songs\\%s\\%s\\%s", DWIHome, MixDirs[i], arrayDirs[b], sDWIFileName),
+					ssprintf("%s\\Songs\\%s\\%s\\%s", DWIHome.GetString(), MixDirs[i].GetString(), arrayDirs[b].GetString(), sDWIFileName.GetString()),
 					*pNewSong);
 				m_pSongs.Add( pNewSong );
 			}
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ void SongManager::ReadStatisticsFromDisk()
 	IniFile ini;
 	ini.SetPath( g_sStatisticsFileName );
 	if( !ini.ReadFile() ) {
-		LOG->Trace( "WARNING: Could not read config file '%s'.", g_sStatisticsFileName );
+		LOG->Trace( "WARNING: Could not read config file '%s'.", g_sStatisticsFileName.GetString() );
 		return;		// load nothing
 	}
 
@@ -348,11 +348,11 @@ void SongManager::SaveStatisticsToDisk()
 
 			// Each value has the format "SongName::NotesName=TimesPlayed::TopGrade::TopScore::MaxCombo".
 
-			CString sName = ssprintf( "%s::%s::%s", pSong->m_sSongDir, GameManager::NotesTypeToString(pNotes->m_NotesType), pNotes->m_sDescription );
+			CString sName = ssprintf( "%s::%s::%s", pSong->m_sSongDir.GetString(), GameManager::NotesTypeToString(pNotes->m_NotesType).GetString(), pNotes->m_sDescription.GetString() );
 			CString sValue = ssprintf( 
 				"%d::%s::%d::%d",
 				pNotes->m_iNumTimesPlayed,
-				GradeToString( pNotes->m_TopGrade ),
+				GradeToString( pNotes->m_TopGrade ).GetString(),
 				pNotes->m_iTopScore, 
 				pNotes->m_iMaxCombo
 			);

stepmania/src/Sprite.cpp

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Sprite::~Sprite()
 
 bool Sprite::LoadFromTexture( CString sTexturePath, bool bForceReload, int iMipMaps, int iAlphaBits, bool bDither, bool bStretch )
 {
-	LOG->Trace( ssprintf("Sprite::LoadFromTexture(%s)", sTexturePath) );
+	LOG->Trace( ssprintf("Sprite::LoadFromTexture(%s)", sTexturePath.GetString()) );
 
 	//Init();
 	return LoadTexture( sTexturePath, bForceReload, iMipMaps, iAlphaBits, bDither, bStretch );
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ bool Sprite::LoadFromTexture( CString sTexturePath, bool bForceReload, int iMipM
 // Delay0000=2.0
 bool Sprite::LoadFromSpriteFile( CString sSpritePath, bool bForceReload, int iMipMaps, int iAlphaBits, bool bDither, bool bStretch )
 {
-	LOG->Trace( ssprintf("Sprite::LoadFromSpriteFile(%s)", sSpritePath) );
+	LOG->Trace( ssprintf("Sprite::LoadFromSpriteFile(%s)", sSpritePath.GetString()) );
 
 	//Init();
 
@@ -77,17 +77,17 @@ bool Sprite::LoadFromSpriteFile( CString sSpritePath, bool bForceReload, int iMi
 	IniFile ini;
 	ini.SetPath( m_sSpritePath );
 	if( !ini.ReadFile() )
-		throw RageException( "Error opening Sprite file '%s'.", m_sSpritePath );
+		throw RageException( "Error opening Sprite file '%s'.", m_sSpritePath.GetString() );
 
 	CString sTextureFile;
 	ini.GetValue( "Sprite", "Texture", sTextureFile );
 	if( sTextureFile == ""  )
-		throw RageException( "Error reading value 'Texture' from %s.", m_sSpritePath );
+		throw RageException( "Error reading value 'Texture' from %s.", m_sSpritePath.GetString() );
 
 	CString sTexturePath = sFontDir + sTextureFile;	// save the path of the new texture
 
 	if( !DoesFileExist(sTexturePath) )
-		throw RageException( "The sprite file '%s' points to a texture '%s' which doesn't exist.", m_sSpritePath, sTexturePath );
+		throw RageException( "The sprite file '%s' points to a texture '%s' which doesn't exist.", m_sSpritePath.GetString(), sTexturePath.GetString() );
 
 
 
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ bool Sprite::LoadFromSpriteFile( CString sSpritePath, bool bForceReload, int iMi
 			break;
 		if( m_iStateToFrame[i] >= m_pTexture->GetNumFrames() )
 			throw RageException( "In '%s', %s is %d, but the texture %s only has %d frames.",
-				m_sSpritePath, sFrameKey, m_iStateToFrame[i], sTexturePath, m_pTexture->GetNumFrames() );
+				m_sSpritePath.GetString(), sFrameKey.GetString(), m_iStateToFrame[i], sTexturePath, m_pTexture->GetNumFrames() );
 		m_fDelay[i] = 0.2f;
 		if( !ini.GetValueF( "Sprite", sDelayKey, m_fDelay[i] ) )
 			break;

stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp

@@ -220,6 +220,9 @@ int WINAPI WinMain( HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE, LPSTR CmdLine, int nCmdShow
 			SetCurrentDirectory( szFullAppPath );
 		}
 
+		/*
+		This was a stupid idea...  -Chris
+
 		//
 		// Check for packages in the AutoInstall folder
 		//
@@ -227,7 +230,7 @@ int WINAPI WinMain( HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE, LPSTR CmdLine, int nCmdShow
 		GetDirListing( "AutoInstall\\*.smzip", asPackagePaths, false, true );
 		for( i=0; i<asPackagePaths.GetSize(); i++ )
 		{
-			CString sCommandLine = ssprintf( "smpackage.exe %s", asPackagePaths[i] );
+			CString sCommandLine = ssprintf( "smpackage.exe %s", asPackagePaths[i].GetString() );
 
 			PROCESS_INFORMATION pi;
 			STARTUPINFO	si;
@@ -246,7 +249,7 @@ int WINAPI WinMain( HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE, LPSTR CmdLine, int nCmdShow
 				&pi  // pointer to PROCESS_INFORMATION
 			);
 		}
-
+		*/
 
 		CoInitialize (NULL);    // Initialize COM
 
@@ -360,7 +363,7 @@ int WINAPI WinMain( HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE, LPSTR CmdLine, int nCmdShow
 				"Exception: %s\n"
 				"//////////////////////////////////////////////////////\n"
 				"\n",
-				g_sErrorString
+				g_sErrorString.GetString()
 				);
 		}
 
@@ -1040,7 +1043,7 @@ void ApplyGraphicOptions()
 		iDisplayHeight, 
 		iTextureSize, 
 		iTextureSize,
-		bWindowed ? "" : ssprintf(", %dHz", iRefreshRate) 
+		bWindowed ? "" : ssprintf(", %dHz", iRefreshRate).GetString() 
 		);
 
 	//

stepmania/src/ThemeManager.cpp

@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ try_element_again:
 	if( asPossibleElementFilePaths.GetSize() == 0 )
 	{
 #ifdef _DEBUG
-		switch( AfxMessageBox( ssprintf("The theme element %s/%s is missing.",sAssetCategory,sFileName), MB_ABORTRETRYIGNORE ) )
+		switch( AfxMessageBox( ssprintf("The theme element %s/%s is missing.",sAssetCategory.GetString(),sFileName.GetString()), MB_ABORTRETRYIGNORE ) )
 		{
 		case IDRETRY:
 			goto try_element_again;
@@ -171,16 +171,16 @@ try_element_again:
 		case IDABORT:
 #endif
 			throw RageException( "Theme element '%s/%s' could not be found in '%s' or '%s'.", 
-				sAssetCategory,
+				sAssetCategory.GetString(),
-				sFileName, 
+				sFileName.GetString(), 
 				GetThemeDirFromName(m_sCurThemeName), 
 				GetThemeDirFromName(BASE_THEME_NAME) );
 #ifdef _DEBUG
 		case IDIGNORE:
 			LOG->Warn( 
 				"Theme element '%s/%s' could not be found in '%s' or '%s'.", 
-				sAssetCategory,
+				sAssetCategory.GetString(),
-				sFileName, 
+				sFileName.GetString(), 
 				GetThemeDirFromName(m_sCurThemeName), 
 				GetThemeDirFromName(BASE_THEME_NAME) );
 			return GetPathTo( sAssetCategory, "_missing" );
@@ -207,10 +207,10 @@ try_element_again:
 		if( sNewFileName == ""  ||  !DoesFileExist(sNewFilePath) )
 		{
 #ifdef _DEBUG
-			if( IDRETRY == AfxMessageBox( ssprintf("The redirect '%s' points to the file '%s', which does not exist.  Verify that this redirect is correct.", sRedirFilePath, sNewFilePath), MB_RETRYCANCEL ) )
+			if( IDRETRY == AfxMessageBox( ssprintf("The redirect '%s' points to the file '%s', which does not exist.  Verify that this redirect is correct.", sRedirFilePath.GetString(), sNewFilePath.GetString()), MB_RETRYCANCEL ) )
 				goto try_element_again;
 #endif
-			throw RageException( "The redirect '%s' points to the file '%s', which does not exist.  Verify that this redirect is correct.", sRedirFilePath, sNewFilePath ); 
+			throw RageException( "The redirect '%s' points to the file '%s', which does not exist.  Verify that this redirect is correct.", sRedirFilePath.GetString(), sNewFilePath.GetString() ); 
 		}
 		else
 			return sNewFilePath;
@@ -253,15 +253,15 @@ try_metric_again:
 	}
 
 #ifdef _DEBUG
-	if( IDRETRY == AfxMessageBox( ssprintf("The theme metric %s-%s is missing.  Correct this and click Retry, or Cancel to break.",sClassName,sValueName), MB_RETRYCANCEL ) )
+	if( IDRETRY == AfxMessageBox( ssprintf("The theme metric %s-%s is missing.  Correct this and click Retry, or Cancel to break.",sClassName.GetString(),sValueName.GetString()), MB_RETRYCANCEL ) )
 		goto try_metric_again;
 #endif
 
 	throw RageException( "Theme metric '%s : %s' could not be found in '%s' or '%s'.", 
-		sClassName,
+		sClassName.GetString(),
-		sValueName,
+		sValueName.GetString(),
-		sCurMetricPath, 
+		sCurMetricPath.GetString(), 
-		sDefaultMetricPath
+		sDefaultMetricPath.GetString()
 		);
 }
 
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ RageColor ThemeManager::GetMetricC( CString sClassName, CString sValueName )
 	int result = sscanf( szValue, "%f,%f,%f,%f", &r, &g, &b, &a );
 	if( result != 4 )
 	{
-		LOG->Warn( "The color value '%s' for NoteSkin metric '%s : %s' is invalid.", szValue, sClassName, sValueName );
+		LOG->Warn( "The color value '%s' for NoteSkin metric '%s : %s' is invalid.", szValue, sClassName.GetString(), sValueName.GetString() );
 		ASSERT(0);
 	}