i need to know how to make a string variable in C++

i need to hold the file path of the desktop on a variable.

in vb.net it would be like this: dim path as string = "path\to\desktop"

i am programming in microsofts visual C++ forms program
i am a very beginner. lol
but i have the main design that i want but.
i would like to add functionality to the url box, the go button, and...