can I urlencode/urldecode via vbscript in an HTA?



I'm using the RC4-like encryption algorithm from:
http://www.4guysfromrolla.com/webtech/010100-1.shtml

I needed a way to encrypt/decrypt some info from a wsh/vbscript... the
encrypted info will be stored in a database and later displayed from a web
app using asp.net/c#. The asp.net/c# part will be no problem... but I am
also creating a simple HTA utility for quickly encrypting/decrypting data
and ran into a problem that I think my be fixed by url encoding.... the
encrypted text does not display accurately in the textbox (input type=text)
in the hta and so results are inaccurate when that encrypted text is
subsequently used to decrypt. I know the algorithm works because If I just
store all the parts in variables the encrypt/decrypt works, its only when I
try to put the encrypted text into a text box for viewing and then
subsequently decrypting again that the problem occurs... no error, just
inaccurate results. If you happen to be familiar with this algorithm from
link above you can see what I mean by tring to encrypt/decrypt 'test'
(without quotes) using key '666'(without quotes).... if you put encrypted
result into a text box and then use the value of that textbox to decrypt
again it is wrong...

anyone?

Hello James,

For example :

' constructs a string with binary (non printable) chars
For i=0 To 20: s=s & Chr(i): Next

' encodes the string
sEncoded=Escape(s)
MsgBox sEncoded

' decodes the previously encoded string
sDecoded=Unescape(sEncoded)

Hope this helps.

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Gilles LAURENT
MVP Windows Server - Admin Frameworks
http://glsft.free.fr

beautiful, thank you!

"Gilles LAURENT [MVP]" <glsft@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hello James,
>
> For example :
>
> ' constructs a string with binary (non printable) chars
> For i=0 To 20: s=s & Chr(i): Next
>
> ' encodes the string
> sEncoded=Escape(s)
> MsgBox sEncoded
>
> ' decodes the previously encoded string
> sDecoded=Unescape(sEncoded)
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> --
> Gilles LAURENT
> MVP Windows Server - Admin Frameworks
> http://glsft.free.fr
>