Cannot convert argument 1 from ‘const wchar_t [16]’ to ‘LPTSTR’

You might run into this error when you …

1) Create a C++ standalone project in VS2017 (15.5 and later versions)
2) Turn the C/C++ -> Language -> Conformance mode option to Yes:

3) Include InventorUtils.h

The exact error will be:

The solution is to turn off the Conformance mode

-Adam