From: Alain Vanhentenryck <alain.vanhentenryck <at> gmail <dot> com>
Date: 27 aug 2007
Subject: Re: Universal Shogi Interface (japanese Dot.Net Programs)

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Bernhard,

In 29 year programming I have done very dirty, nasty, ugly, explicit errors
and other
things.
But your idea is really really

LA CERISE SUR LE GATEAU !

The Roll-Royce !

My idea went the same way in making a special set of Unicode characters,
but mixing DLL's, WHAW !!!

I once installed a UBI-soft install program on a game form another
manufacturer,
because they used the same protection mechanism, and IT WORKED !!!


Alain.


On 27/08/07, Bernhard C. M=E4rz <shogi4fun <at> arcor <dot> de> wrote:
>
>
>
> > I have established contact with the author of Shogidokoro and we will b=
e
> >
> > working together to make an English version of the program.
>
> I hope the English version will not need a Japanese windows.  ;-)
>
> > Unfortunately, we have been unable to isolate the problem that crashes
> > the program when run on a non-Japanese Windows PC. We thought it might
> > have to do with the display of Japanese characters, but a simple test
> > showed that this not the problem. Any suggestions are welcome!
>
> I've searched a lot in internet, but I couldn't find anything about this
> problem.
> I can only say, that it seemed to be a general problem with dot net.
> Maybe Microsoft will tell anything when being asked from an University.
>
> It's really hard to solve this problem yourself.
> The only (stupid) idea I can suggest is, to "mix japanese and western
> windows together", means at it's best way create a virtual machine
> (software is free available) so testing is much easier. Then test it
> while replacing the DLLs in system32-Directory with the japanese one.
> Maybe after replacing the "correct one" it will work.
> But it's a veeeeery dirty way, still if it even will give a positive
> result.
>
> I wish you big success in solving this problem.
> And keep us informed, please.
>
> Bernhard
>
>
>
>

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<div>Bernhard,</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>In 29 year programming I have done very dirty, nasty, ugly, explicit e=
rrors and other</div>
<div>things.</div>
<div>But&nbsp;your idea is really really </div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>LA CERISE SUR LE GATEAU ! </div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>The Roll-Royce !</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>My idea went the same way in making a special set of Unicode character=
s,</div>
<div>but mixing DLL&#39;s, WHAW !!!</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>I once installed a UBI-soft install program on a game form another man=
ufacturer,</div>
<div>because they used the same protection mechanism, and IT WORKED !!!<br>=
<br>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Alain.</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div><span class=3D"gmail_quote">On 27/08/07, <b class=3D"gmail_sendername"=
>Bernhard C. M=E4rz</b> &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:shogi4fun <at> arcor <dot> de">shogi4fun=
@arcor.de</a>&gt; wrote:</span>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0=
px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"><br><br>&gt; I have established =
contact with the author of Shogidokoro and we will be<br>&gt;<br>&gt; worki=
ng together to make an English version of the program.
<br><br>I hope the English version will not need a Japanese windows.&nbsp;&=
nbsp;;-)<br><br>&gt; Unfortunately, we have been unable to isolate the prob=
lem that crashes<br>&gt; the program when run on a non-Japanese Windows PC.=
 We thought it might
<br>&gt; have to do with the display of Japanese characters, but a simple t=
est<br>&gt; showed that this not the problem. Any suggestions are welcome!<=
br><br>I&#39;ve searched a lot in internet, but I couldn&#39;t find anythin=
g about this
<br>problem.<br>I can only say, that it seemed to be a general problem with=
 dot net.<br>Maybe Microsoft will tell anything when being asked from an Un=
iversity.<br><br>It&#39;s really hard to solve this problem yourself.<br>
The only (stupid) idea I can suggest is, to &quot;mix japanese and western<=
br>windows together&quot;, means at it&#39;s best way create a virtual mach=
ine<br>(software is free available) so testing is much easier. Then test it
<br>while replacing the DLLs in system32-Directory with the japanese one.<b=
r>Maybe after replacing the &quot;correct one&quot; it will work.<br>But it=
&#39;s a veeeeery dirty way, still if it even will give a positive<br>resul=
t.
<br><br>I wish you big success in solving this problem.<br>And keep us info=
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