Calculate MD5 Hash of File (or SHA-1, and other hash algorithms)

Demonstrates how to calculate a hash for a file's contents.

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#include <CkCrypt2.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    CkCrypt2 crypt;

    bool success;
    success = crypt.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial");
    if (success != true) {
        printf("%s\n",crypt.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    //  Set the name of the hash algorithm.
    //  Other choices include "sha1", "sha384", "sha512", "md2", "md5", and "haval".
    crypt.put_HashAlgorithm("md5");

    //  EncodingMode specifies the encoding of the hash output.
    //  It may be "hex", "url", "base64", or "quoted-printable".
    crypt.put_EncodingMode("hex");

    //  Files of any type may be hashed -- it doesn't matter
    //  if the file is binary or text...
    const char * hashStr;
    hashStr = crypt.hashFileENC("/temp/something.dat");
    if (hashStr == 0 ) {
        printf("%s\n",crypt.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    printf("%s\n",hashStr);
    }