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Microsoft Specific**
Assigns a string to this _variant_t object.
Syntax
void SetString(
const char* pSrc
);
Parameters
pSrc
Pointer to the character string.
Remarks
Converts an ANSI character string to a Unicode BSTR string and assigns it to this _variant_t object.
END Microsoft Specific