Re: [python-win32] Suggestions for a unicode build

2008-01-03 Thread Roger Upole
Tim Roberts wrote: > Roger Upole wrote: >> Just supplying the Dll is not sufficient. The .pyd would also have to be >> linked against unicows.lib, which would mean creating a separate release >> for >> win98. >> > > Not so, actually. Microsoft was quite clever with this. Unicows.lib > checks on

Re: [python-win32] Suggestions for a unicode build

2008-01-03 Thread Tim Roberts
Roger Upole wrote: > Just supplying the Dll is not sufficient. The .pyd would also have to be > linked against unicows.lib, which would mean creating a separate release for > win98. > Not so, actually. Microsoft was quite clever with this. Unicows.lib checks on its first invocation to see i

Re: [python-win32] Suggestions for a unicode build

2008-01-02 Thread Roger Upole
Tim Roberts wrote: > Roger Upole wrote: >> Mark suggested that I get some feedback from the community regarding >> some of the issues involved in creating a Unicode build of win32api. >> >> Some functions already allow you to call the ansi or wide-character >> version, >> such as FormatMessage/For

Re: [python-win32] Suggestions for a unicode build

2008-01-02 Thread Tim Roberts
Roger Upole wrote: > Mark suggested that I get some feedback from the community regarding > some of the issues involved in creating a Unicode build of win32api. > > Some functions already allow you to call the ansi or wide-character version, > such as FormatMessage/FormatMessageW. This leaves some

[python-win32] Suggestions for a unicode build

2008-01-02 Thread Roger Upole
Mark suggested that I get some feedback from the community regarding some of the issues involved in creating a Unicode build of win32api. Some functions already allow you to call the ansi or wide-character version, such as FormatMessage/FormatMessageW. This leaves some ambiguity as to how they sh