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>>ITEM : N00068
>>DATE: 06/28/96
>>TYPE: Information
>>TITLE: N_D_* functions return nothing
>>PRODUCT(S): NetLib 6.5x for Clipper
>>PLATFORMS(S): NetWare 4.x running VLM services.

>>SUMMARY:
NetLib's NDS (NetWare Directory Services) N_D_* functions will not work if the VLM shell cannot find the Unicode files (UNI*.*).

>>MORE INFORMATION:
In order for NetLib's N_D_* functions to work properly, the Netware shell (VLM or Client32) must be able to locate the Unicode files (UNI*.*). These files contain country-related that is needed by the shell.

The method that the Netware shell uses to locate the Unicode files varies with the client. For example, under Client32, the shell will search for a directory \NLS, while under VLM services it will not. Under VLM services it will look in the parent of the startup directory, while under Client32 it will not. However, the general guidelines are as follows:

Under DOS, or in a Windows DOS Box, the shell will search:

1. Current directory
2. Current directory\NLS
3. DOS PATH=

Under Windows, the shell will search:

1. Current directory
2. WINDOWS\SYSTEM
3. wINDOWS\SYSTEM\NLS
4. WINDOWS\NLS
5. DOS PATH=

>>RESOLUTION/FIX:
The recommended course is to explicitly add the directory containing the Unicode files to the DOS PATH= command in AUTOEXEC.BAT. This way they will be found regardless of the shell version.

Unicode files can almost always be found in SYS:\PUBLIC\NLS however, the program will be more efficient if the files are on a local drive.

>>EXAMPLE(S):

>>SEE ALSO:

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