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PRB: OpenFile Does Not Work Well with SetFileAPIsToOEM

Article ID: 137201

Article Last Modified on 11/21/2006

Microsoft Win32 Application Programming Interface, when used with:
- Microsoft Windows 95

This article was previously published under Q137201

SYMPTOMS

After you call SetFileApisToOEM, OpenFile is supposed to accept OEM strings for file manipulation. However, giving OpenFile an extended character produces an unexpected filename. For example, with char 190, the filename contains a '+' instead of the expected character.

CAUSE

OpenFile converts the given OEM string internally to ANSI before manipulating the filename or passing it down to the filesystem. This conversion is not always successful, as not all OEM chars have equivalents in the ANSI set.

RESOLUTION

Use Createfile to open the file. CreateFile does not convert OEM to ANSI, so this problem does not occur.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

Additional query words: 4.00 Windows win95fest

Keywords: KB137201