Re: [WinMac] More on double-byte issues

Carl Ketterling(carl[at]thursby.com)
Fri, 29 Jan 1999 17:51:26 -0600

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I think the easy answer is in this statement.

>> However, accessing the same server and document via DAVE,
>> the file copies nicely.

On 1/28/99 7:21 PM, thomas kase <thomas@accessio.com> wrote...

>
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------
>> Subject: Flawed NT double-byte support in SFM?
>> From: thomas kase <thomas@accessio.com>
>>
>> Copying files from an NT server (via SFM) to a Mac client,
>> all files with Japanese in their file names refuse to copy
>> stating that a file named "????.doc" (to use a Word example)
>> could not be copied.
>>
>> However, accessing the same server and document via DAVE,
>> the file copies nicely.
>>
>> Copying the file between Macs or between NT boxes of course
>> work just fine.
>>
>> Both NT and Mac otherwise support Japanese just fine - it's
>> just when the file NAME (not the content) has Japanese in it
>> that the transfer breaks down..
>>
>> Appears to me that SFM has a bug or other problem that conflicts
>> with the handling of these file names.
>>
>> Has anyone come up with a solution to this?
>
>I would imagine the same issue concerns Korean, Chinese and other
>character set users as well - comments anyone?
>
>Thomas Kase
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