The gethostbyname function does not work with a host name string that contains international characters (329101)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows CE .NET 4.1
This article was previously published under Q329101

SYMPTOMS

The gethostbyname Windows Sockets function does not resolve host names when the host name contains international characters.

RESOLUTION

Hotfix Information

A supported software update is now available from Microsoft as Windows CE 4.1 Core OS QFE 329101. To resolve this problem immediately, click the following article number for information about obtaining Windows CE Platform Builder and core operating system software updates:

837392 How to locate core operating system fixes for Microsoft Windows CE Platform Builder products

File Information

The English version of this package should have the following file attributes or later: 
   Date         Time   Version           Size     File name
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   16-Nov-2002  00:02  4.1.2.1120      1,084,000  021120_armv4i_wce41-q329101.exe  
   16-Nov-2002  00:02  4.1.2.1120      1,079,904  021120_armv4t_wce41-q329101.exe  
   16-Nov-2002  00:02  4.1.2.1120      1,084,000  021120_armv4_wce41-q329101.exe  
   16-Nov-2002  00:02  4.1.2.1120      1,026,656  021120_mips16_wce41-q329101.exe  
   16-Nov-2002  00:03  4.1.2.1120      1,133,152  021120_mipsii_fp_wce41-q329101.exe  
   16-Nov-2002  00:03  4.1.2.1120      1,133,152  021120_mipsii_wce41-q329101.exe  
   16-Nov-2002  00:03  4.1.2.1120      1,145,440  021120_mipsiv_fp_wce41-q329101.exe  
   16-Nov-2002  00:03  4.1.2.1120      1,145,440  021120_mipsiv_wce41-q329101.exe  
   16-Nov-2002  00:03  4.1.2.1120      1,030,752  021120_sh3_wce41-q329101.exe  
   16-Nov-2002  00:03  4.1.2.1120      1,026,656  021120_sh4_wce41-q329101.exe  
   16-Nov-2002  00:03  4.1.2.1120        940,640  021120_x86_wce41-q329101.exe
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
   Date         Time                     Size     File name
   ---------------------------------------------------------------
   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv4\Debug
   14-Nov-2002  02:15                  1,099,532  Afdlib.lib
   14-Nov-2002  02:15                    118,784  Afdlib.pdb
   14-Nov-2002  02:17                     66,558  Nspm.lib
   14-Nov-2002  02:17                     69,632  Nspm.pdb
   14-Nov-2002  02:17                    359,116  Ws2.lib
   14-Nov-2002  02:17                     86,016  Ws2.pdb

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv4\Retail
   14-Nov-2002  02:03                    698,036  Afdlib.lib
   14-Nov-2002  02:03                    118,784  Afdlib.pdb
   14-Nov-2002  02:05                     53,428  Nspm.lib
   14-Nov-2002  02:05                     69,632  Nspm.pdb
   14-Nov-2002  02:05                    318,166  Ws2.lib
   14-Nov-2002  02:05                     86,016  Ws2.pdb

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Debug
   14-Nov-2002  01:52                  1,100,580  Afdlib.lib
   14-Nov-2002  01:52                    118,784  Afdlib.pdb
   14-Nov-2002  01:54                     66,636  Nspm.lib
   14-Nov-2002  01:54                     69,632  Nspm.pdb
   14-Nov-2002  01:54                    359,704  Ws2.lib
   14-Nov-2002  01:54                     86,016  Ws2.pdb

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Retail
   14-Nov-2002  01:38                    698,914  Afdlib.lib
   14-Nov-2002  01:38                    118,784  Afdlib.pdb
   14-Nov-2002  01:40                     53,440  Nspm.lib
   14-Nov-2002  01:40                     69,632  Nspm.pdb
   14-Nov-2002  01:40                    318,716  Ws2.lib
   14-Nov-2002  01:40                     86,016  Ws2.pdb

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv4t\Debug
   14-Nov-2002  01:28                  1,053,560  Afdlib.lib
   14-Nov-2002  01:28                    118,784  Afdlib.pdb
   14-Nov-2002  01:30                     61,884  Nspm.lib
   14-Nov-2002  01:30                     69,632  Nspm.pdb
   14-Nov-2002  01:30                    346,024  Ws2.lib
   14-Nov-2002  01:30                     86,016  Ws2.pdb

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv4t\Retail
   14-Nov-2002  01:20                    694,988  Afdlib.lib
   14-Nov-2002  01:20                    118,784  Afdlib.pdb
   14-Nov-2002  01:22                     53,108  Nspm.lib
   14-Nov-2002  01:22                     69,632  Nspm.pdb
   14-Nov-2002  01:22                    317,190  Ws2.lib
   14-Nov-2002  01:22                     86,016  Ws2.pdb

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mips16\Debug
   14-Nov-2002  02:51                    990,586  Afdlib.lib
   14-Nov-2002  02:51                    118,784  Afdlib.pdb
   14-Nov-2002  02:53                     68,048  Nspm.lib
   14-Nov-2002  02:53                     69,632  Nspm.pdb
   14-Nov-2002  02:53                    362,714  Ws2.lib
   14-Nov-2002  02:53                     86,016  Ws2.pdb

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mips16\Retail
   14-Nov-2002  02:43                    633,886  Afdlib.lib
   14-Nov-2002  02:43                    118,784  Afdlib.pdb
   14-Nov-2002  02:45                     51,258  Nspm.lib
   14-Nov-2002  02:45                     69,632  Nspm.pdb
   14-Nov-2002  02:44                    295,478  Ws2.lib
   14-Nov-2002  02:44                     86,016  Ws2.pdb

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Debug
   14-Nov-2002  02:34                  1,115,034  Afdlib.lib
   14-Nov-2002  02:34                    118,784  Afdlib.pdb
   14-Nov-2002  02:36                     68,048  Nspm.lib
   14-Nov-2002  02:36                     69,632  Nspm.pdb
   14-Nov-2002  02:36                    362,714  Ws2.lib
   14-Nov-2002  02:36                     86,016  Ws2.pdb

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Retail
   14-Nov-2002  02:26                    710,684  Afdlib.lib
   14-Nov-2002  02:26                    118,784  Afdlib.pdb
   14-Nov-2002  02:28                     55,058  Nspm.lib
   14-Nov-2002  02:28                     69,632  Nspm.pdb
   14-Nov-2002  02:28                    325,118  Ws2.lib
   14-Nov-2002  02:28                     86,016  Ws2.pdb

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Debug
   14-Nov-2002  03:08                  1,115,170  Afdlib.lib
   14-Nov-2002  03:08                    118,784  Afdlib.pdb
   14-Nov-2002  03:10                     68,070  Nspm.lib
   14-Nov-2002  03:10                     69,632  Nspm.pdb
   14-Nov-2002  03:10                    362,830  Ws2.lib
   14-Nov-2002  03:10                     86,016  Ws2.pdb

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Retail
   14-Nov-2002  03:00                    710,912  Afdlib.lib
   14-Nov-2002  03:00                    118,784  Afdlib.pdb
   14-Nov-2002  03:02                     55,078  Nspm.lib
   14-Nov-2002  03:02                     69,632  Nspm.pdb
   14-Nov-2002  03:02                    325,240  Ws2.lib
   14-Nov-2002  03:02                     86,016  Ws2.pdb

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Debug
   14-Nov-2002  04:14                  1,124,870  Afdlib.lib
   14-Nov-2002  04:14                    118,784  Afdlib.pdb
   14-Nov-2002  04:16                     68,840  Nspm.lib
   14-Nov-2002  04:16                     69,632  Nspm.pdb
   14-Nov-2002  04:16                    366,738  Ws2.lib
   14-Nov-2002  04:16                     86,016  Ws2.pdb

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Retail
   14-Nov-2002  04:07                    715,596  Afdlib.lib
   14-Nov-2002  04:07                    118,784  Afdlib.pdb
   14-Nov-2002  04:08                     55,264  Nspm.lib
   14-Nov-2002  04:08                     69,632  Nspm.pdb
   14-Nov-2002  04:08                    327,464  Ws2.lib
   14-Nov-2002  04:08                     86,016  Ws2.pdb

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Debug
   14-Nov-2002  03:41                  1,125,004  Afdlib.lib
   14-Nov-2002  03:41                    118,784  Afdlib.pdb
   14-Nov-2002  03:43                     68,862  Nspm.lib
   14-Nov-2002  03:43                     69,632  Nspm.pdb
   14-Nov-2002  03:43                    366,854  Ws2.lib
   14-Nov-2002  03:43                     86,016  Ws2.pdb

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Retail
   14-Nov-2002  03:33                    715,828  Afdlib.lib
   14-Nov-2002  03:33                    118,784  Afdlib.pdb
   14-Nov-2002  03:35                     55,284  Nspm.lib
   14-Nov-2002  03:35                     69,632  Nspm.pdb
   14-Nov-2002  03:35                    327,584  Ws2.lib
   14-Nov-2002  03:35                     86,016  Ws2.pdb

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Sh3\Debug
   14-Nov-2002  03:25                    999,388  Afdlib.lib
   14-Nov-2002  03:25                    118,784  Afdlib.pdb
   14-Nov-2002  03:26                     57,280  Nspm.lib
   14-Nov-2002  03:26                     69,632  Nspm.pdb
   14-Nov-2002  03:26                    330,692  Ws2.lib
   14-Nov-2002  03:26                     86,016  Ws2.pdb

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Sh3\Retail
   14-Nov-2002  03:17                    658,896  Afdlib.lib
   14-Nov-2002  03:17                    118,784  Afdlib.pdb
   14-Nov-2002  03:18                     49,616  Nspm.lib
   14-Nov-2002  03:18                     69,632  Nspm.pdb
   14-Nov-2002  03:18                    302,758  Ws2.lib
   14-Nov-2002  03:18                     86,016  Ws2.pdb

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Debug
   14-Nov-2002  03:58                    998,784  Afdlib.lib
   14-Nov-2002  03:58                    118,784  Afdlib.pdb
   14-Nov-2002  04:00                     57,232  Nspm.lib
   14-Nov-2002  04:00                     69,632  Nspm.pdb
   14-Nov-2002  04:00                    330,392  Ws2.lib
   14-Nov-2002  04:00                     86,016  Ws2.pdb

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Retail
   14-Nov-2002  03:50                    657,676  Afdlib.lib
   14-Nov-2002  03:50                    118,784  Afdlib.pdb
   14-Nov-2002  03:52                     49,504  Nspm.lib
   14-Nov-2002  03:52                     69,632  Nspm.pdb
   14-Nov-2002  03:52                    302,470  Ws2.lib
   14-Nov-2002  03:52                     86,016  Ws2.pdb

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Debug
   14-Nov-2002  01:12                    983,420  Afdlib.lib
   14-Nov-2002  01:12                    118,784  Afdlib.pdb
   14-Nov-2002  01:13                     56,946  Nspm.lib
   14-Nov-2002  01:13                     69,632  Nspm.pdb
   14-Nov-2002  01:13                    307,556  Ws2.lib
   14-Nov-2002  01:13                     86,016  Ws2.pdb

   Path: Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Retail
   14-Nov-2002  01:04                    619,610  Afdlib.lib
   14-Nov-2002  01:04                    118,784  Afdlib.pdb
   14-Nov-2002  01:06                     45,792  Nspm.lib
   14-Nov-2002  01:06                     69,632  Nspm.pdb
   14-Nov-2002  01:05                    274,360  Ws2.lib
   14-Nov-2002  01:05                     86,016  Ws2.pdb

MORE INFORMATION

Incorrect use of the MultiByteToWideChar function in the gethostbyname function caused an incorrect host name string to be sent to the DNS server or to the WINS server. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the Standard Terminology That Is Used to Describe Microsoft Software Updates

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section of this article.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:5/27/2005
Keywords:kbbug kbfix KB329101 kbAudOEM
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