Add additional fix for helicsQueryBufferFill()

Gotta handle strings and pointers properly.
GMLC-TDC · Feb 2, 2024 · bb8f737 · bb8f737
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commit bb8f737
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diff --git a/helics/capi.py b/helics/capi.py
@@ -9367,7 +9367,8 @@ def helicsQueryBufferFill(buffer: HelicsQueryBuffer, string: str):
     """
     f = loadSym("helicsQueryBufferFill")
     err = helicsErrorInitialize()
-    f(buffer.handle, string, len(string), err)
+    str_ptr = ffi.new('char[]', string.encode('utf-8'))
+    f(buffer.handle, str_ptr, len(string), err)
     if err.error_code != 0:
         raise HelicsException("[" + str(err.error_code) + "] " + ffi.string(err.message).decode())