setText using a string read from file

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It keeps throwing up an error. Is this because setText is supposed to have a QString associated with it...

Try it, test it, ...
But I think you're on to something ;-)

if so how do i overcome this problem.

Use a QString. See the documentation.

C++ didn't confuse me until I started learning QT, now nothing seems to work

Then you still have things to learn. Qt doesn't change how you use C++, it's just a collection of classes. The only thing extra is an extra precompiler for the signals and slots.

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Hi I have solved my problem now

Thanks for the help... I think. :/

It was very easy. I just converted the string to QString using

line.c_str()

line.c_str()

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Thanks very much

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I just converted the string to QString using

line.c_str()

line.c_str()

To copy to clipboard, switch view to plain text mode 

c_str() returns a QString?