String expansion (%n %t)

[Rick Jones]

Is there a Windows string function that expands escape sequences such as 
%n, %t, etc, and which is replicated by Wine?

I ask because I have a Windows app that is screwing up because of something 
like this. It has a private .ini settings file, and some settings are 
stored in that kind of format, but when it runs on Wine they are wrongly 
retrieved (this is a 3rd party app, I don't have the source).

It looks horribly like %n is being expanded to NL instead of CR-NL. If 
there's a Windows/Wine function for this then I might be able to use a 
native DLL to get round it, but I've no idea where it might reside! AFAIK 
GetPrivateProfileString() doesn't do this expansion inherently.

Also if it is the case that the behaviour's different, then I would say 
it's a Wine bug.

Any ideas appreciated.

Rick

[Rob Shearman]

2009/3/8 Rick Jones :
> Is there a Windows string function that expands escape sequences such as %n,
> %t, etc, and which is replicated by Wine?

FormatMessageA/W?
> I ask because I have a Windows app that is screwing up because of something
> like this. It has a private .ini settings file, and some settings are stored
> in that kind of format, but when it runs on Wine they are wrongly retrieved
> (this is a 3rd party app, I don't have the source).
>
> It looks horribly like %n is being expanded to NL instead of CR-NL. If
> there's a Windows/Wine function for this then I might be able to use a
> native DLL to get round it, but I've no idea where it might reside! AFAIK
> GetPrivateProfileString() doesn't do this expansion inherently.
>
> Also if it is the case that the behaviour's different, then I would say it's
> a Wine bug.
>
> Any ideas appreciated.

[Rick Jones]

--On Sunday, March 08, 2009 14:12:16 +0000 Rob Shearman 
 wrote:

¦ 2009/3/8 Rick Jones :
¦ > Is there a Windows string function that expands escape sequences such 
as %n,
¦ > %t, etc, and which is replicated by Wine?
¦
¦ FormatMessageA/W?

Hmm, could be, possibly the only function that fits the bill. If my theory 
was right, then changing %n in the ini file to %r%n would work - but it 
doesn't :(

Also, FormatMessage is in kernel32, so not much chance of a native DLL 
either :-/

Ho-hum, could be time to get onto the developer and see if he's interested 
in making his app. work under Wine.

Cheers.

¦ > I ask because I have a Windows app that is screwing up because of 
something
¦ > like this. It has a private .ini settings file, and some settings are 
stored
¦ > in that kind of format, but when it runs on Wine they are wrongly 
retrieved
¦ > (this is a 3rd party app, I don't have the source).
¦ >
¦ > It looks horribly like %n is being expanded to NL instead of CR-NL. If
¦ > there's a Windows/Wine function for this then I might be able to use a
¦ > native DLL to get round it, but I've no idea where it might reside! 
AFAIK
¦ > GetPrivateProfileString() doesn't do this expansion inherently.
¦ >
¦ > Also if it is the case that the behaviour's different, then I would 
say it's
¦ > a Wine bug.
¦ >
¦ > Any ideas appreciated.
¦
¦ --
¦ Rob Shearman
¦