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This is part of Family API which allow to create dual-os version of program runs under OS/2 and DOS

Note: This is legacy API call. It is recommended to use 32-bit equivalent

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DosGetDBCSEv

This call obtains a DBCS (double byte character set) environmental vector that resides in the country information file.

Syntax

 DosGetDBCSEv (Length, Country, MemoryBuffer) 

Parameters

The format of the information returned in this buffer is:

Word Description
1 First range definition for DBCS lead byte values High byte Binary start value (inclusive) for range one Low byte Binary stop value (inclusive) for range one.
2 Second range definition High byte Binary start value for range two Low byte Binary stop value for range two
N Nth range definition High byte Binary start value for Nth range Low byte Binary stop value for Nth range.
N + 1 Two bytes of binary 0 terminate list. For example: DB 81H,9FH DB E0H,FCH DB 00H,00H

Return

rc (USHORT) - return

Return code descriptions are:

Remarks

The returned DBCS environmental vector may be for the default country and current process code page or for a specific country and code page. For more information on code page see DosSetCp.

Bindings

C Binding

typedef struct _COUNTRYCODE {   /* ctryc */
 
  USHORT country;               /* country code */
  USHORT codepage;              /* code page */
 
} COUNTRYCODE;
 
#define INCL_DOSNLS
 
USHORT  rc = DosGetDBCSEv(Length, Structure, MemoryBuffer);
 
USHORT           Length;        /* Length of data area provided */
PCOUNTRYCODE     Structure;     /* Input data structure */
PCHAR            MemoryBuffer;  /* DBCS environmental vector (returned) *
 
USHORT           rc;            /* return code */

MASM Binding

COUNTRYCODE struc
  ctryc_country   dw  ? ;country code
  ctryc_codepage  dw  ? ;code page 
COUNTRYCODE ends
 
EXTRN  DosGetDBCSEv:FAR
INCL_DOSNLS         EQU 1
 
PUSH   WORD    Length        ;Length of data area provided
PUSH@  OTHER   Structure     ;Input data structure
PUSH@  OTHER   MemoryBuffer  ;DBCS environmental vector (returned)
CALL   DosGetDBCSEv
 
Returns WORD

Note

Text based on http://www.edm2.com/index.php/DosGetDBCSEv