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string pRetVal;
	// make sure the requested property's type is unicode
	if ((PROP_TYPE_MASK & PropertyID) != PT_STRING8)
	{
		return 0;
	}

	// find the property
	redmap::mapi::FoundProperty prop = m_Message->FindProperty(PropertyID);
	
	if (prop.second)
	{
		pRetVal = _bstr_t(prop.first.lpszW);
		return (pRetVal);
	} 
	else 
	{
		pRetVal = ("");
		return (pRetVal);
	}

BSTR* pRetVal;
if ((PROP_TYPE_MASK & PropertyID) != PT_STRING8)
	{
		Error("Invalid property type");
		return E_FAIL;
	}

	// find the property
	redmap::mapi::FoundProperty prop = m_Message->FindProperty(PropertyID);

	if (prop.second)
	{
		// BSTR-convert and return the property value
		ATL::CComBSTR bstr (prop.first.lpszA);
		return bstr.CopyTo(pRetVal);
	} 
	else 
	{
		ATL::CComBSTR bstr (L"");
		return bstr.CopyTo(pRetVal);
	}

<br />
class CSomeClass { <br />
void MethodA(...) <br />
{ <br />
... <br />
MethodA1(...);<br />
MethodA2(...); <br />
MethodA3(...); << Boom!! m_attrib corrupted the moment MethodA3 returned debugger still pointing at this line *after*MethodA3 executed/return (I know from Watch Window) <br />
MethodA4(...); <br />
MethodA5(...); <br />
... <br />
} <br />
<br />
int MethodA3(...) <br />
{ <br />
... code ... <br />
return id; << m_attrib still okay but this is last statement of the method! <br />
} <br />
<br />
static SomeAttrib m_attrib; <br />
<br />
};