Subject: Chinese Windows

From: Paul Watson <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 9 Sep 1991 21:14:37 EDT

> From: [email-masked]
>
> Most of the string functions will not work properly any more. You need
> to rewrite a set of string function to handle the double bytes character
> set. Otherwise, the string will screw up your internal memory and your
> machine will either hangs or give you UAE.

Is there a Microsoft Chinese C Compiler product?  The Microsoft Japan C
Compiler for Japan offers additional string handling functions
jstrlen(), jstrchr(), jstrncpy(), etc. in addition to the standard lib
functions.  They also provide iskana(), iskpun(), iskmoji(),
hantozen(), jistojms(), etc...  The WINDOWS.H delivered with the
Japanese SDK is pretty different than the one delivered with English
SDK which contains tidbits of Japanese support.  Is a Chinese SDK also
available now?

> 4. For software developement, you can either use SDK tool kit to write
> your WINDOW C program. For easy developement, you can use MS Visual basic
> to develop chinese software. Although visual basic also has its own
> problem about double bytes character set, it is a quick and easy way to
> develop chinese software. I wrote a small database program in just 3
> hours.
>
> Terence Kwan

Yes, many simple Windows apps will run under Japanese Windows and I
assume under Chinese Windows without modification.  However, an app of
any complexity that does such simple things as string parsing or
sorting will require knowledge of the character encoding.

We very much appreciate your help and clear information.

Paul Watson