CString s1="ad";
int len = s1.GetLength();
char s2[256];
memset((void*)s2,0,sizeof(char) * 256);
#ifdef _UNICODE
WideCharToMultiByte(CP_ACP,0,(LPCTSTR)s1,-1,s2,255,NULL,NULL);
#else
len = (len < 255)? len : 255;
strncpy(s2,(LPCTSTR)s1,len);
#endif