+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+static inline wxChar* MYcopystring(const wxString& s)
+{
+ wxChar* copy = new wxChar[s.length() + 1];
+ return wxStrcpy(copy, s.c_str());
+}
+
+static inline wxChar* MYcopystring(const wxChar* s)
+{
+ wxChar* copy = new wxChar[wxStrlen(s) + 1];
+ return wxStrcpy(copy, s);
+}