Microsoft KB Archive/828038

= When you call the GetFullPathNameA method on a double-byte character set, you may receive an access violation in Windows NT 4.0 =

Article ID: 828038

Article Last Modified on 10/26/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

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SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Windows Windows NT 4.0, when you call the GetFullPathNameA method, the GetFullPathNameA method returns a value that is equal to the maximum number of bytes in a buffer that holds the path name plus one (MAX_PATH+1). You expect the method to return a value that is equal to the maximum number of bytes in a buffer that holds the path name (MAX_PATH). This problem occurs when you call the GetFullPathNameA method on the following double-byte character sets (DBCS):
 * Chinese (Simplified)
 * Chinese (Traditional)
 * Japanese
 * Korean

When theGetFullPathNameA method returns a value that is equal to MAX_PATH+1, an access violation may occur.



Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

File information
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.

Chinese (Simplified)
Date        Time   Version            Size    File name -- 24-Sep-2003 23:28  4.0.1381.7230     436,496  Kernel32.dll

Chinese (Traditional)
Date        Time   Version            Size    File name -- 24-Sep-2003 23:28  4.0.1381.7230     438,032  Kernel32.dll

Japanese
Date        Time   Version            Size    File name -- 24-Sep-2003 23:28  4.0.1381.7230     476,976  Kernel32.dll

Korean
Date        Time   Version            Size    File name -- 24-Sep-2003 23:28  4.0.1381.7230     459,024  Kernel32.dll



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 about how hotfix packages are named, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

816915 New file naming schema for Microsoft Windows software update packages

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 kbwin2000presp5fix KB828038

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