The 32-bit Unicode Console API Runtime

IBM OS/2 does not contain the DLLs necessary for programs that use the The 32-bit Unicode Console API. If one wishes to run such an application on IBM OS/2, the DLLs must be installed.

You may bundle the necessary Console API DLLs for IBM OS/2 along with your application. If you do so, your application's installation program must ensure that it does not overwrite any DLLs with older versions.

However, it is suggested that instead you instruct your users to obtain CONRT.ZIP or CONRT.RAR from a central source, such as your favourite site for OS/2 files, and install it beforehand. This will avoid both the need for bundling the DLLs with your application, and the need to worry about installing them properly when your application is installed.

The CONRT package contains versions of the DLLs that are suitable for 32-bit IBM OS/2 (i.e. versions 2.0.1 upwards). Full instructions explaining to end users how to install the DLLs are supplied in the "Read Me" file that is included within the package.

If your favourite site for OS/2 files does not include CONRT.ZIP or CONRT.RAR, they are provided along with the The 32-bit Unicode Console API developers' toolkit so that you can upload them. They must be uploaded exactly as provided, with no modifications.


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