1 files changed, 13 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx
index 4b8010a..428c748 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx
@@ -342,19 +342,19 @@ void cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator::WriteTargetConfigurations(
     if (target->GetType() == cmStateEnums::INTERFACE_LIBRARY) {
       continue;
     }
-    const char* expath = target->GetProperty("EXTERNAL_MSPROJECT");
+    cmProp expath = target->GetProperty("EXTERNAL_MSPROJECT");
     if (expath) {
       std::set<std::string> allConfigurations(configs.begin(), configs.end());
-      const char* mapping = target->GetProperty("VS_PLATFORM_MAPPING");
+      cmProp mapping = target->GetProperty("VS_PLATFORM_MAPPING");
       this->WriteProjectConfigurations(fout, target->GetName(), *target,
                                        configs, allConfigurations,
-                                       mapping ? mapping : "");
+                                       mapping ? *mapping : "");
     } else {
       const std::set<std::string>& configsPartOfDefaultBuild =
         this->IsPartOfDefaultBuild(configs, projectTargets, target);
-      const char* vcprojName = target->GetProperty("GENERATOR_FILE_NAME");
+      cmProp vcprojName = target->GetProperty("GENERATOR_FILE_NAME");
       if (vcprojName) {
-        this->WriteProjectConfigurations(fout, vcprojName, *target, configs,
+        this->WriteProjectConfigurations(fout, *vcprojName, *target, configs,
                                          configsPartOfDefaultBuild);
       }
     }
@@ -375,17 +375,18 @@ void cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator::WriteTargetsToSolution(
     bool written = false;
 
     // handle external vc project files
-    const char* expath = target->GetProperty("EXTERNAL_MSPROJECT");
+    cmProp expath = target->GetProperty("EXTERNAL_MSPROJECT");
     if (expath) {
       std::string project = target->GetName();
-      std::string location = expath;
+      std::string location = *expath;
 
+      cmProp p = target->GetProperty("VS_PROJECT_TYPE");
       this->WriteExternalProject(fout, project, location,
-                                 target->GetProperty("VS_PROJECT_TYPE"),
+                                 p ? p->c_str() : nullptr,
                                  target->GetUtilities());
       written = true;
     } else {
-      const char* vcprojName = target->GetProperty("GENERATOR_FILE_NAME");
+      cmProp vcprojName = target->GetProperty("GENERATOR_FILE_NAME");
       if (vcprojName) {
         cmLocalGenerator* lg = target->GetLocalGenerator();
         std::string dir = lg->GetCurrentBinaryDirectory();
@@ -393,7 +394,7 @@ void cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator::WriteTargetsToSolution(
         if (dir == ".") {
           dir.clear(); // msbuild cannot handle ".\" prefix
         }
-        this->WriteProject(fout, vcprojName, dir, target);
+        this->WriteProject(fout, *vcprojName, dir, target);
         written = true;
       }
     }
@@ -438,11 +439,11 @@ void cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator::WriteTargetDepends(
     if (target->GetType() == cmStateEnums::INTERFACE_LIBRARY) {
       continue;
     }
-    const char* vcprojName = target->GetProperty("GENERATOR_FILE_NAME");
+    cmProp vcprojName = target->GetProperty("GENERATOR_FILE_NAME");
     if (vcprojName) {
       std::string dir =
         target->GetLocalGenerator()->GetCurrentSourceDirectory();
-      this->WriteProjectDepends(fout, vcprojName, dir.c_str(), target);
+      this->WriteProjectDepends(fout, *vcprojName, dir, target);
     }
   }
 }