<![CDATA[Data Access Worldwide Forums - Unicode & 64-Bit Applications]]> https://support.dataaccess.com/Forums/ Adapting DataFlex applications to use Unicode or 64-bit capabilities. en Wed, 20 May 2026 06:39:05 GMT vBulletin 60 https://support.dataaccess.com/Forums/images/misc/rss.png <![CDATA[Data Access Worldwide Forums - Unicode & 64-Bit Applications]]> https://support.dataaccess.com/Forums/ Updating External_Functions: GetComputerNameW https://support.dataaccess.com/Forums/showthread.php?73255-Updating-External_Functions-GetComputerNameW&goto=newpost Sun, 17 May 2026 11:12:22 GMT We’re updating our external functions to the “W”ide versions. While testing GetComputerNameW, I noticed that wide characters (UTF-16) do not... We’re updating our external functions to the “W”ide versions.

While testing GetComputerNameW, I noticed that wide characters (UTF-16) do not appear to be handled correctly in some cases.

Not sure if this is an issue with the External_Function itself, but possibly with how wsComputerName is being initialised prior to being called.

For example, if I set my Windows 11 VM computer name to:

Code:
Müller-Rëchner1
the value returned is:

Code:
MšLLER-RECHNER1
Why would the string be coming back differently?

Interestingly, other Unicode tests such as:

Code:
工作站主机服务器网络-务器网络
work as expected i.e. the same.

Tested using DataFlex 25.0 under Windows 11 Pro 21H2 (VirtualBox)

Testing program attached.
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