BUG: VarCyFromStr() Error When Input String Contains '$'

RESOLUTION

To work around the problem, simply remove the '$' from the input string by pointing to the character beyond it or remove it and prepend it again after the conversion. For example, you can modify the sample code in the MORE INFORMATION section to point the input string past the '$':

   CURRENCY cy;
   LPWSTR szInput = L"$1,234,567.89";

   MessageBox(hWnd, szInput, L"Currency Input String", MB_OK);
   // Pad output string with "."
   LPWSTR szOutput = L"......................................";

   LPWSTR szNoDollarSign = wcsstr(szInput, '$');
   szNoDollarSign = szNoDollarSign ? (szNoDollarSign + 1) : szInput;

   VarCyFromStr( szNoDollarSign, LANG_USER_DEFAULT, 0, &cy );
   unsigned long lFinal = (unsigned long)(cy.int64/100);
   wsprintf( szOutput, TEXT( "%lu" ), lFinal );
   MessageBox(hWnd, szOutput, L"Currency converted String", MB_OK);
				

   CURRENCY cy;
   LPWSTR szInput = L"$1,234,567.89";

   MessageBox(hWnd, szInput, L"Currency Input String", MB_OK);
   // Pad output string with "."
   LPWSTR szOutput = L"......................................";
   VarCyFromStr( szInput, LANG_USER_DEFAULT, 0, &cy );
   unsigned long lFinal = (unsigned long)(cy.int64/100);
   wsprintf( szOutput, TEXT( "%lu" ), lFinal );
   MessageBox(hWnd, szOutput, L"Currency converted String", MB_OK);