FIX: Problem w/Traditional Chinese Windows 3.1 DBCS File Names (123148)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.1

This article was previously published under Q123148

SYMPTOMS

Sometimes traditional Chinese Windows version 3.1 will say a Chinese filename is invalid even though there is no obvious reason for it. Or sometimes the Chinese file names are changed slightly when saved.

CAUSE

The reason is that CWIN31 used the original MS-DOS file system as its file system because Microsoft never released a Chinese MS-DOS in Taiwan. Therefore, all of the localized Chinese DOS systems are third-party products. Microsoft only delivered device drivers (such as printer/display drivers) to interpret the Chinese character. As a result, the file name system is still a SBCS (single byte character set) system. The Lead byte of an MS-DOS file name has never been checked using DBCSLeadByte filtering. CWIN31 will display or treat a DBCS (double byte character set) filename as an erroneous file name when you try to dump or search the DBCS file.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:2/11/2004
Keywords:kbbug kbDBCS kbfix kbIntl kbIntlDev kbOSWin2000fix KB123148