2 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/c++/src/H5Exception.cpp b/c++/src/H5Exception.cpp
index e00b1de..8513372 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5Exception.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5Exception.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 namespace H5 {
 #endif
 
-const H5std_string Exception::DEFAULT_MSG("No detailed information provided");
+const char Exception::DEFAULT_MSG[] = "No detailed information provided";
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Function:	Exception default constructor
diff --git a/c++/src/H5Exception.h b/c++/src/H5Exception.h
index c17ff5b..9bc3ab2 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5Exception.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5Exception.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #ifndef _H5Exception_H
 #define _H5Exception_H
 
+#pragma warning (disable : 4251)
 #include <string>
 
 #ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ class H5_DLLCPP Exception {
 
    protected:
         // Default value for detail_message
-        static const H5std_string DEFAULT_MSG;
+        static const char DEFAULT_MSG[];
 };
 
 class H5_DLLCPP FileIException : public Exception {