what is wrong with glutBitmapString?

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How exactly can I use glutBitmapString?

glColor4f(1.0, 1.0, 0.0, 1.0);
glRasterPos2i(200, 200);
glutBitmapString(GLUT_BITMAP_HELVETICA_18, "text");

VS08 shows: cannot convert argument 2 from "const char [5]" to "const unsigned char *"

But when I write this:

glColor4f(1.0, 1.0, 0.0, 1.0);
glRasterPos2i(200, 200);
glutBitmapString(GLUT_BITMAP_HELVETICA_18, (const unsigned char *)"text");

I can get through compilation but the program will automatically close.
How can I fix this problem?
BTW, why this function must use const unsigned char*, particularly unsigned?
Thanks in advance!

[EDIT]
here is the snippet of my display function:

void display()
{
	glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
	glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
	glLoadIdentity();//the display would be strange if this routine does not be called! reason is that the glTranslatef will be continuously accumulated!!!!!!!!!
	glTranslatef(0.0, 0.0, zoom);
	glRotatef(xrot, 1.0, 0.0, 0.0);
	glRotatef(yrot, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0);

	glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, textureId[filter]);
	glBegin(GL_QUADS);
		glNormal3f(0.0, 0.0, 1.0);//front face
		glTexCoord2f(0.0, 0.0); glVertex3f(-1.0, -1.0, 1.0);
		glTexCoord2f(1.0, 0.0); glVertex3f(1.0, -1.0, 1.0);
		glTexCoord2f(1.0, 1.0); glVertex3f(1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
		glTexCoord2f(0.0, 1.0); glVertex3f(-1.0, 1.0, 1.0);

		glNormal3f(0.0, 0.0, -1.0);//back face
		glTexCoord2f(0.0, 0.0); glVertex3f(1.0, -1.0, -1.0);
		glTexCoord2f(1.0, 0.0); glVertex3f(-1.0, -1.0, -1.0);
		glTexCoord2f(1.0, 1.0); glVertex3f(-1.0, 1.0, -1.0);
		glTexCoord2f(0.0, 1.0); glVertex3f(1.0, 1.0, -1.0);

		glNormal3f(-1.0, 0.0, 0.0);//left face
		glTexCoord2f(0.0, 0.0); glVertex3f(-1.0, -1.0, -1.0);
		glTexCoord2f(1.0, 0.0); glVertex3f(-1.0, -1.0, 1.0);
		glTexCoord2f(1.0, 1.0); glVertex3f(-1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
		glTexCoord2f(0.0, 1.0); glVertex3f(-1.0, 1.0, -1.0);

		glNormal3f(1.0, 0.0, 0.0);//right face
		glTexCoord2f(0.0, 0.0); glVertex3f(1.0, -1.0, 1.0);
		glTexCoord2f(1.0, 0.0); glVertex3f(1.0, -1.0, -1.0);
		glTexCoord2f(1.0, 1.0); glVertex3f(1.0, 1.0, -1.0);
		glTexCoord2f(0.0, 1.0); glVertex3f(1.0, 1.0, 1.0);

		glNormal3f(0.0, 1.0, 0.0);//up face
		glTexCoord2f(0.0, 0.0); glVertex3f(-1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
		glTexCoord2f(1.0, 0.0); glVertex3f(1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
		glTexCoord2f(1.0, 1.0); glVertex3f(1.0, 1.0, -1.0);
		glTexCoord2f(0.0, 1.0); glVertex3f(-1.0, 1.0, -1.0);

		glNormal3f(0.0, -1.0, 0.0);//bottom face
		glTexCoord2f(0.0, 0.0); glVertex3f(-1.0, -1.0, -1.0);
		glTexCoord2f(1.0, 0.0); glVertex3f(1.0, -1.0, -1.0);
		glTexCoord2f(1.0, 1.0); glVertex3f(1.0, -1.0, 1.0);
		glTexCoord2f(0.0, 1.0); glVertex3f(-1.0, -1.0, 1.0);
	glEnd();

	glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
	glLoadIdentity();
	glColor4f(1.0, 1.0, 0.0, 1.0);
	glRasterPos2i(200, 200);
	glutBitmapString(GLUT_BITMAP_HELVETICA_18, "text");

	glFlush();//must be added in the end of display function
	glutSwapBuffers();
}

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