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: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 2/11/2004 |
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Keywords: | kbbug kbDBCS kbfix kbIntl kbIntlDev kbOSWin2000fix KB123148 |
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