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EncryptFile (function)

This will encrypt a whole file using the given password. This encryption is reversible, use the DecryptFile() function to decrypt a file encrypted with this function. Note that no check is performed, whether the given file is already encrypted, hence it's possible to enrypt a file multiple times.

SYNTAX:

error% = EncryptFile% (file$, pass$)

INPUTS:

file$ (STRING)

• Any existing file, with full path if required. An empty file$ or not existing file results into error DES56_ERROR_NOACCESS.

pass$ (STRING)

• Any password as literal or variable. An empty password will result into error DES56_ERROR_NOPASS.

RESULT:

error% (INTEGER)

• Zero on success, else any error defined in file des56.bi.
  • See also page Common Info.

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