UU Encoding and Decoding

Demonstrates how to UU encode and decode.

Download Chilkat Crypt ActiveX

Dim crypt As New ChilkatCrypt2

'  Any string argument automatically begins the 30-day trial.
Dim success As Long
success = crypt.UnlockComponent("30-day trial")
If (success <> 1) Then
    MsgBox crypt.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Dim s1 As String
Dim s2 As String
Dim s3 As String

s1 = "This string is to be UU encoded"

crypt.UuMode = "666"
crypt.UuFilename = "something.txt"

'  UU encode:
s2 = crypt.EncodeString(s1,"ansi","uu")

'  Note: Call crypt.Encode instead of crypt.EncodeString
'  to UU encode binary bytes (i.e. non-text binary data).

Text1.Text = Text1.Text & s2 & vbCrLf

'  UU decode:
Dim crypt2 As New ChilkatCrypt2
s3 = crypt2.DecodeString(s2,"ansi","uu")

'  Note: Likewise, call crypt.Decode to decode non-text binary data.

Text1.Text = Text1.Text & s3 & vbCrLf

'  Show the file permissions mode and filename found
'  in the UU encoded data:
Text1.Text = Text1.Text & "UuMode = " & crypt2.UuMode & vbCrLf
Text1.Text = Text1.Text & "UuFilename = " & crypt2.UuFilename & vbCrLf