how use strings and pointers?

[Cambalinho]

i have these function:

string *strreaded=NULL;
void read(string &txttext)
    {
        blnread=true;
        strreaded=&txttext;//string
    }

if i avoid the '&', on assigment, i will get an error.
so how can i adress the txttext parameter to strread?

[cire]

Your function makes no sense. What are you trying to do exactly?

[Cambalinho]

read some data and put it on pointed variable.
but now it's fixed:

void read(string &txttext)
    {
        blnread=true;
        strreaded=&txttext;//string
    }

my problem was how i changed the variable value:
*richedit->strreaded=*richedit->strreaded + char(wParam);
yah... i forget the '*'.
now works for what i need thanks for all