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Q163746: XCLN: Chinese Chars in Attachment File Name Wrong in Outlook

Article: Q163746
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): 4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbusage
Last Modified: 15-MAY-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you use Chinese characters as part of the file name of an attachment, these
characters do not appear correctly when using Outlook.

WORKAROUND
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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
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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: double byte character set char double-byte DBCS

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Keywords          : kbusage 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange400 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : 4.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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