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Q130059: Obsolete Macro functions in Japanese Windows Version 3.1

Article: Q130059
Product(s): Miscellaneous Software Development Kits
Version(s): 3.1; WINDOWS:1.2,3.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 04-MAR-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows version 3.1 
- Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK), version 3.5 
- Microsoft Win32s version 1.2 
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SUMMARY
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Some of the Japanese Windows version 3.1 functions are no longer supported in
the Japanese version of Windows NT. These Macro functions are obsolete in the
current C++ compiler.

MORE INFORMATION
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The macro functions of Japanese Windows version 3.10 are no longer supported and
are obsolete in current C++ compiler. They were remapped to other generic MBCS
functions. Use the following as workaround functions. Include them in the
current header file. T _ismbb* entries correspond to the replaced Windows
version 3.1 macro.

  #include <mbctype.h>
  #define iskana       _ismbbkana
  #define iskpun       _ismbbkpunct
  #define iskmoji     _ismbbkalpha
  #define isalkana    _ismbbalpha
  #define ispnkana    _ismbbpunct
  #define isalnmkana  _ismbbalnum
  #define isprkana    _ismbbprint
  #define isgrkana    _ismbbgraph
  #define iskanji     _ismbblead
  #define iskanji2    _ismbbtrail

Additional query words: 3.10 1.20 3.50 kbinf

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWin32SDKSearch kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWin32sSearch kbWin32SDK350 kbWin32s120 kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK310
Version           : :3.1; WINDOWS:1.2,3.5

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