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Unicode names with DOSLFN driver (Developers)

posted by ecm  , Düsseldorf, Germany, 20.09.2011, 06:06

> DOSLFN should really by extended. Good solution maybe could be to use the
> DF flag from flags register. If DF cleared, act like now, when set, don't
> make any conversion and keep strings as they are, t.e. in UTF coding.

That's not feasible. The current interfaces are defined as they are, you can't just use DF set as indicator for a different encoding because existing software might expect the interface to just work as usual with DF set as well.

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Complete thread:

• Unicode names with DOSLFN driver - Laaca, 16.09.2011, 22:22 (Developers)
  • Unicode names with DOSLFN driver - ron, 17.09.2011, 01:11
  • Unicode names with DOSLFN driver - ecm, 17.09.2011, 14:41
    • Unicode names with DOSLFN driver - Laaca, 19.09.2011, 15:46
      • Unicode names with DOSLFN driver - ecm, 20.09.2011, 06:06
        • Unicode names with DOSLFN driver - Laaca, 20.09.2011, 06:47
          • Unicode names with DOSLFN driver - Japheth, 20.09.2011, 08:49