XCLN: Chinese Chars in Attachment File Name Wrong in Outlook

Last reviewed: April 7, 1997
Article ID: Q163746

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Exchange Server, version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

If you use Chinese characters as part of the file name of an attachment, these characters do not appear correctly when using Outlook.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, copy the Ole32.dll file from the Japanese version of Outlook and overwrite the one from the Chinese version.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Exchange 4.0 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the service pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

   S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: DBCS double byte character set char double-byte
Keywords : kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00.sp4 XCLN kbusage kbusage
Version : 4.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbfix

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Last reviewed: April 7, 1997
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