Re: [ros-kernel] Unicode

[Eric K. <ek...@rz...>]

"Robert K." <ro...@ko...> wrote:


> Where is my Fault?
>
>     NT::UNICODE_STRING unistr;
>     NT::NTSTATUS stat;
>     NT::OBJECT_ATTRIBUTES oa = {sizeof oa, 0, &unistr,
> NT::OBJ_CASE_INSENSITIVE, 0, 0};
>
>     // init String still bevore use.
>     NT::RtlInitUnicodeString( &unistr, L"\\\\.\\Beep" );
>            ---------------------------^
> This results in
> misc/error.cpp:36: passing `const __wchar_t *' as argument 2 of
> `NT::RtlInitUnicodeString(NT::_UNICODE_STRING *, const short unsigned
> int *)'

IFAICS, 'const __wchar_t *' and 'const short unsigned int*' are different
types. You might have to use
(PWSTR)L"\\\\.\\Beep" instead.


> Is the kernel32.dll written in that way that one can run both Unicode
> apps and ANSI ones?
> cos it doesn't look like.

Yes, kernel32.dll supports UNICODE and ANSI apps. For example, have a look
at the function CreateProcess(). A UNICODE application will call
CreateProcessW() and an ANSI application will call CreateProcessA().
Kernel32.dll implements both functions.

Eric