Just tested that out and compared it with using HASH in VFPEncryption Scanned a table of 10,000 employee records and calculated the hash for forenames+surname
Hash took just over 0.1 seconds SHA256.Encode took just over 38 seconds I suppose that was to be expected and it might even be acceptable Paul Newton -----Original Message----- From: ProfoxTech [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Paul Hill Sent: 12 November 2012 13:18 To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: Re: SHA256 hash WITHOUT using VFPEncryption.FLL LMGTFY :-) http://jammox.co.uk/server/snippets.php?sn=fox3 On 12 November 2012 12:42, Paul Newton <paul.new...@pegasus.co.uk> wrote: > Hi > > Does anybody have any idea on how I can create a SHA256 hash from a > string without using Craig Boyd's VFPEncryption.FLL? > > I am hesitant to use the FLL because it exposes methods whose name > could be the same as other functions or procedures. > > Many thanks > > Paul Newton > -- Paul --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/9a8106afb0ef9b44b69045c4448935a20a8...@ukfawexmbx1.infor.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
