FIX: Bad Characters in 32-bit App on Win32s on Russian Windows (126865)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows NT 3.5
- Microsoft Win32s 1.2
- Microsoft Win32s 1.25
- Microsoft Win32s 1.3
This article was previously published under Q126865 SYMPTOMS
When compiling, linking, and running a Russian application which was built
using Microsoft Visual C++ version 2 under on Windows NT version 3.5 the
application runs correctly. If this application is run on Russian Windows
version 3.1 with the Win32s libraries version 1.2 or 1.25 installed, some
parts of the user interface appear as meaningless set of characters.
CAUSE
The strings in the resources are stored in UNICODE format. Yet you must
pass all strings to Windows 3.1 in ANSI format. The drawing of the
resources is done by Windows 3.1. Win32s simply reads the 32-bit resources,
converts them to the 16-bit format equivalent, and passes the resources to
Windows 3.1. One stage of the conversion is to convert the UNICODE strings
into ANSI strings. This conversion for the Russian language is broken.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the product(s) listed at
the beginning of this article. This bug was fixed in Win32s version 1.3.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 4/12/2004 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbfix kbIntlDev KB126865 |
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