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DBCSInit

Syntax

UINT DBCInit(HANDLE hDBCS, UNIT fType, LPSTR lpPath)

Description

Initializes the conversion environment. For real DBCS processing, this specifies particular DBCS conversion tables. The custom conversion DLL can perform any initialization not completed in DBCSAlloc, or it can just return.

Arguments

hDBCS

Environment handle

fType

Conversion type, 1 for a custom DLL

lpPath

Path to translation tables

Returns

• DBCS_SUCCESS—Completed successfully
• DBCS_NO_MEMORY—Unable to allocate memory
• DBCS_INVALID_HANDLE—hDBCS is Null
• DBCS_TRANS_NOT_SUPPORTED
• DBCS_FILE_NOT_FOUND