Question marks unexpectedly appear instead of localized characters when you use the Microsoft Visual Studio (907291)

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, install the AppLocale utility. Then, use the AppLocate utility to configure the ATL/MFC Trace Tool.

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:


Download the Apploc.msi package now. Release Date: June 14, 2004

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To install the AppLocale utility, follow these steps:

1. In the folder where you downloaded the AppLocale utility installation file, double-click Apploc.msi to start the AppLocale Installation Wizard.
2. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.

To configure the ATL/MFC Trace Tool, use one of the following methods.

Method 1: Use the AppLocale interface

Directly configure the ATL/MFC Trace Tool by using the AppLocale interface. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Examine the default configuration of the ATL/MFC Trace Tool. To do this, follow these steps:
   1. Start Microsoft Visual Studio.
   2. On the Tools menu, click External Tools.
   3. Click ATL/MFC &Trace Tool.
   4. Make a note of the contents of the Command box and the Arguments box.
2. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Microsoft AppLocale, and then click AppLocale.
3. Click Next.
4. On the Locate The Application page, click Launch an application.
5. Click Browse to locate the ATL/MFC Trace Tool executable file, and then click OK.
6. In the Arguments box, specify the arguments that you noted in step 1d, and then click Next.
7. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the wizard.

Method 2: Configure Visual Studio

Configure Visual Studio to use the AppLocale utility. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Start Visual Studio.
2. On the Tools menu, click External Tools.
3. In the External Tools dialog box, click Add.
4. In the Command box, type %SystemRoot%\AppPatch\apploc.exe.
5. In the Arguments box, type the ATL/MFC Trace Tools executable path, file name, and any required arguments. To find this information, examine the default ATL/MFC Trace Tool configuration. Separate the path and the arguments by using a blank space, and separately enclose both the path and the arguments in quotation marks.
6. In the Initial Directory box, type $(TargetDir), and then click OK.