Txt encoding

[smbstarv]

I have difficulty to implement text encoding/decoding in my programs. Could anyone provide a simple example ?

[Mr. Kibernetik]

What kind of problems do you have?

[smbstarv]

I first tried to insert " option codepass" into my program, which gave a syntax error.
Then I inserted " input password$ ! option codepass password$"
This works well. I changed .txt into .cod.
But then, the coded program still bothers me with asking for a password, which is not what I want.
I want the password asked for, only when I try to change .cod into .txt.
Could you help me ? Thx.

[Mr. Kibernetik]

Ok, you write:

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OPTION CODEPASS "password"

where "password" is your password.

This should be done NOT IN YOUR CODED program. This should be done in a separate program - this is just a setting for your device.

And this is enough. This should be done ONLY ONCE. You will not need to do it ever again: your device will remember it.
After you set your password, you will be able to encode ANY your programs with this password.

You may ask: why you need to set a password at all?
Answer: it will be possible to decode encoded program ONLY if the device where program is decoded (tried to de decoded) is set to the same password as you set before.

[smbstarv]

Thank you for this quick reply.

[smbstarv]

Using option codepass, it's possible to encode any file in the SB environment. And this works fine.
I wonder however if it could also be made possible to encode a file WITHIN YOUR PROGRAM, e.g. a datafile by using
<< FILE "datafilename.txt" RENAME "datafilename.cod" >> ?

[Mr. Kibernetik]

Using option codepass, it's possible to encode any file in the SB environment. And this works fine.
I wonder however if it could also be made possible to encode a file WITHIN YOUR PROGRAM, e.g. a datafile by using
<< FILE "datafilename.txt" RENAME "datafilename.cod" >> ?

Why do you need this?

[Henko]

Using option codepass, it's possible to encode any file in the SB environment. And this works fine.
I wonder however if it could also be made possible to encode a file WITHIN YOUR PROGRAM, e.g. a datafile by using
<< FILE "datafilename.txt" RENAME "datafilename.cod" >> ?

Maybe this is of some help: viewtopic.php?f=20&t=214

[smbstarv]

Thank you Henko.
To mr K.
Why do i need this ?
Well, suppose I have - on my not very private ipad - a sb program to archive private data.
The program is encoded and the program can only be run after entering a password.
If I also want to protect the private data files, I have to encode these in the same way as I did with the program, i.e outside the program, renaming the file's extensions from .txt to .cod.
I wondered if this couldn't be done directly within the program by means of then FILE RENAME statement.

[Mr. Kibernetik]

I see.
I think that Henko's variant with data coding is more correct in this case.