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+//  Example use of Microsoft TCHAR  ----------------------------------------------------//
+
+//  Copyright Beman Dawes 2008
+
+//  Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+//  See http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
+
+#include <boost/filesystem/path.hpp>
+#include <boost/filesystem/operations.hpp>
+#include <string>
+#include <cassert>
+#include <windows.h>
+#include <winnt.h>
+
+namespace fs = boost::filesystem;
+
+typedef std::basic_string<TCHAR> tstring;
+
+void func( const fs::path & p )
+{
+  assert( fs::exists( p ) );
+}
+
+int main()
+{
+  // get a path that is known to exist
+  fs::path cp = fs::current_path(); 
+
+  // demo: get tstring from the path
+  tstring cp_as_tstring = cp.string<tstring>();
+
+  // demo: pass tstring to filesystem function taking path
+  assert( fs::exists( cp_as_tstring ) );
+
+  // demo: pass tstring to user function taking path
+  func( cp_as_tstring );
+
+  return 0;
+}