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dprintf Format Limitations
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Knowledge Base ID |
KB11039903 |
| Category | LIMITATION |
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Effected Product |
NDIS PIM 9X - NDIS Pseudo-Intermediate (PIM) Driver for Windows 9X |
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Effected Versions |
All |
| Effected Platforms | Windows 95, Windows 98 |
Some DEBUG output messages are not properly formatted when using the Windows 95 DDK version of the dprintf function.
The DEBUG output string formatting available in the VtoolsD VxD run-time library is considerably more sophisticated than basic formatting functions provided with the Windows 95 DDK. As a result, some format specification fields (e.g., %8.8X) are not correctly interpreted under the Windows 95 version of dprintf and the output message is not correct.
The fix would be for PCAUSA to provide a more functional printf implementation as part of the NDIS PIM 9X sample. At the present time this does not appear to be worthwhile, and there is no planned fix to this limitation of the Windows 95 DDK.
During the course of normal maintenance of the NDIS PIM 9X product some of the format specifications for the Windows 95 version will be simplified to work within the limitations of the Windows 95 string formatting capability.
In your own code, make sure that the format specifiers that you use are as simple as possible.
| November 3, 1999 | There is no planned fix to this limitation |
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| Keywords | NDISPIM9X, LIMITATION |
| Created | November 3, 1999 |
| Last Reviewed | November 3, 1999 |
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