Microsoft KB Archive/838445

= The program quits unexpectedly when you call the VarDateFromStr function or other functions that have certain values of local identifiers (LCIDs) =

Article ID: 838445

Article Last Modified on 5/27/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows CE .NET 4.2

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SYMPTOMS
An access violation may occur when all the following conditions are true:
 * A program calls either the VarDateFromStr function or the VarBstrFromDate function
 * Either of these functions has a Locale Identifier (LCID) value that is defined by using LANG_CHINESE as the Primary Language Identifier
 * The LCID value also has one of the following SubLanguage Identifiers:
 * SUBLANG_CHINESE_HONGKONG
 * SUBLANG_CHINESE_SINGAPORE
 * SUBLANG_CHINESE_MACAU

Alternatively, an access violation may also occur if one call causes another call to the functions that are mentioned earlier, as described in the following:
 * 1) The program calls either the VariantChangeTypeEx function or the VariantChangeType function.
 * 2) The previous call results in a call to either the VarDateFromStr function or the VarBstrFromDate function.



Hotfix Information
A supported software update is now available from Microsoft as Windows CE 4.2 Core OS QFE 838445. To resolve this problem immediately, click the following article number for information about obtaining Windows CE Platform Builder and core operating system software updates:

837392 How to locate core operating system fixes for Microsoft Windows CE Platform Builder products

Prerequisites
This fix is supported only when all previously issued fixes for this product have also been installed.

Restart Requirement
After you install this update, you must perform a clean build of the whole platform. To clean the platform, click Clean on the Build menu. To build the platform, click Build Platform on the Build menu.

Hotfix Replacement Information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File Information
The English version of this package has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table.   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name -

Path: Signed 09-Apr-2004 22:09  4.2.4.409       1,510,136  Wincepb42-040409-kb838445-armv4.exe 09-Apr-2004 22:09  4.2.4.409       1,510,136  Wincepb42-040409-kb838445-armv4i.exe 09-Apr-2004 22:09  4.2.4.409       1,514,232  Wincepb42-040409-kb838445-mipsii.exe 09-Apr-2004 22:09  4.2.4.409       1,514,232  Wincepb42-040409-kb838445-mipsii_fp.exe 09-Apr-2004 22:09  4.2.4.409       1,526,520  Wincepb42-040409-kb838445-mipsiv.exe 09-Apr-2004 22:09  4.2.4.409       1,522,424  Wincepb42-040409-kb838445-mipsiv_fp.exe 09-Apr-2004 22:09  4.2.4.409       1,469,176  Wincepb42-040409-kb838445-sh3.exe 09-Apr-2004 22:09  4.2.4.409       1,465,080  Wincepb42-040409-kb838445-sh4.exe 09-Apr-2004 22:09  4.2.4.409       1,370,872  Wincepb42-040409-kb838445-x86.exe The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time                      Size    File name --

Path: Public\Dcom\Oak\Lib\Armv4\Debug 25-Mar-2004 17:12                  1,296,224  Oleaut32.lib

Path: Public\Dcom\Oak\Lib\Armv4\Retail 25-Mar-2004 17:12                  1,011,742  Oleaut32.lib

Path: Public\Dcom\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Debug 25-Mar-2004 17:12                  1,300,124  Oleaut32.lib

Path: Public\Dcom\Oak\Lib\Armv4i\Retail 25-Mar-2004 17:12                  1,014,492  Oleaut32.lib

Path: Public\Dcom\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Debug 25-Mar-2004 17:12                  1,283,354  Oleaut32.lib

Path: Public\Dcom\Oak\Lib\Mipsii\Retail 25-Mar-2004 17:12                  1,016,032  Oleaut32.lib

Path: Public\Dcom\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Debug 25-Mar-2004 17:12                  1,286,752  Oleaut32.lib

Path: Public\Dcom\Oak\Lib\Mipsii_fp\Retail 25-Mar-2004 17:12                  1,011,556  Oleaut32.lib

Path: Public\Dcom\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Debug 25-Mar-2004 17:13                  1,306,430  Oleaut32.lib

Path: Public\Dcom\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv\Retail 25-Mar-2004 17:12                  1,031,558  Oleaut32.lib

Path: Public\Dcom\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Debug 25-Mar-2004 17:13                  1,300,762  Oleaut32.lib

Path: Public\Dcom\Oak\Lib\Mipsiv_fp\Retail 25-Mar-2004 17:13                  1,017,598  Oleaut32.lib

Path: Public\Dcom\Oak\Lib\Sh3\Debug 25-Mar-2004 17:13                  1,130,594  Oleaut32.lib

Path: Public\Dcom\Oak\Lib\Sh3\Retail 25-Mar-2004 17:13                    905,022  Oleaut32.lib

Path: Public\Dcom\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Debug 25-Mar-2004 17:13                  1,126,902  Oleaut32.lib

Path: Public\Dcom\Oak\Lib\Sh4\Retail 25-Mar-2004 17:13                    895,956  Oleaut32.lib

Path: Public\Dcom\Oak\Lib\X86\Debug 25-Mar-2004 17:11                    971,160  Oleaut32.lib

Path: Public\Dcom\Oak\Lib\X86\Retail 25-Mar-2004 17:11                    831,290  Oleaut32.lib



WORKAROUND
To work around the access violation, make a call to the problematic functions with an LCID that has a different SubLanguage Identifier. Make this initial call before the call that causes the access violation. Specifically, call either the VarDateFromStr function or the VarBstrFromDate function with the following language characteristics:
 * The LCID is defined by using LANG_CHINESE as the Primary Language Identifier
 * The SubLanguage Identifier is one of the following:
 * SUBLANG_CHINESE_TRADITIONAL
 * SUBLANG_CHINESE_SIMPLIFIED



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbqfe KB838445

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