OL2000: Command-Line Parameter -c <form name> Does Not Work with Turkish Regional Settings (306461)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook 2000
This article was previously published under Q306461

SYMPTOMS

The command line parameter -c form name, which is used to create a new e-mail message based on a custom e-mail message, may not work with Turkish regional settings. For example, instead of the form IPM.NOTE.FORM1, the standard form IPM.NOTE opens, and you do not receive an error message.

CAUSE

The command-line form name is converted to lowercase and there are two lowercase letters "i" in Turkish 1254:
  • i: U+0069 with dot
  • i: U+0131 without dot
Both of these letters are mapped to same uppercase letter I. That is why uppercase-lowercase roundtrips do not succeed, which affects string compares.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Office 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

276367 OFF2000: How to Obtain the Latest Office 2000 Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later: 
   Date           Time  Version    Size       File name     
   -------------------------------------------------------
  Sep-04-2001  11:12	none    2,647,552  Outlook.msp
  Sep-04-2001  11:18	none    7,718,400  Outlook_Admin.msp
  Jul-06-2001   9:11	none        2,882  Readme.txt
After the hotfix is installed, the following files will have the listed attributes or later: 
   Date           Time  Version       Size       File name       Platform
   ----------------------------------------------------------------------
   Jan-31-2000   19:26   9.0.0.3731     196,661   Oladd.fae   
   Apr-05-2000   13:02   9.0.0.4005     192,561   Mimedir.dll   
   May-22-2000   17:35   None            70,617   Olxchng9.chm
   May-23-2000   09:20   None           150,690   Olexchng.aw   
   May-23-2000   17:19   None           554,068   Outlhlp.aw   
   May-30-2000   12:53   None            26,643   Olsec9.chm   
   Jun-02-2000   04:45   9.0.0.4201      86,067   Envelope.dll   
   Jun-02-2000   05:30   9.0.0.4201      65,586   Sendto9.dll   
   Jun-14-2000   11:11   1.0.3.27        41,472   Bjablr32.dll   
   Jun-14-2000   11:12   3.2.0.27        61,952   Bjlog32.dll   
   Jun-14-2000   11:14   1.0.3.27       183,808   Emablt32.dll   
   Jun-19-2000   12:12   5.5.2652.65    808,720   Cdo.dll       Windows NT
   Jun-19-2000   12:49   5.5.2652.65    716,560   Cdo.dll       Windows 95, 
                                                                Windows 98

   Jul-07-2000   21:03   5.5.3138.0     528,656   Mspst32.dll   Windows 95,
                                                                Windows 98

   Jul-07-2000   21:07   5.5.3138.0     602,384   Mspst32.dll   Windows NT
   Aug-31-2000   13:43   5.5.3142.0     154,112   Emsabp32.dll   
   Jan-08-2001   15:37   1.0.3.28        98,304   Bjsrch32.dll   
   Feb-08-2001   11:17   5.5.3153.0     454,144   Omi9.dll      Windows 95,
                                                                Windows 98

   Feb-08-2001   11:21   5.5.3153.0     548,352   Omi9.dll      Windows NT

   May-21-2001   12:16   5.5.3157.0     623,104   Msmapi32.dll  Windows 95,
                                                                Windows 98

   May-21-2001   12:20   5.5.3157.0     792,576   Msmapi32.dll  Windows NT
   Jun-01-2001   19:15   5.5.3159.0     131,344   Emsui32.dll   
   Jun-01-2001   19:15   8.30.3157.0    782,608   Outex.dll   
   Jun-06-2001   11:05   None           129,024   Out2ksec.mst   
   Jun-21-2001   16:01   9.0.0.5421      73,772   Rm.dll   
   Jul-13-2001   03:48   9.0.5512.0     368,691   Pstprx32.dll   
   Jul-27-2001   16:22   5.5.3163.0     540,944   Exsec32.dll   
   Aug-02-2001   18:46   5.5.3164.0     594,192   Emsmdb32.dll   
   Aug-31-2001   16:01   9.0.0.5630     127,027   Contab32.dll   
   Aug-31-2001   16:47   9.0.0.5630   5,328,946   Outllib.dll   
   Aug-31-2001   18:02   9.0.0.5630   1,675,315   Outllibr.dll

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP-3).

MORE INFORMATION

The hotfix turns off the conversion to lowercase for the command line, when Turkish locale is used. The following call works correctly after you install the hotfix:

outlook.exe -c Ipm.note.form1

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/23/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbBug kbfix kbOffice2000SP3Fix KB306461
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