I've been trying to make this work with UNLOAD ALL but cannot successfully
reload my db afterwards.  I've run AUTOCHK and the db is clean before the
output.  It works with RRBYW14 so there's a personal problem here...  Any
ideas?

TIA,

Claudine :)


-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of A. Razzak
Memon
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 8:09 AM
To: RBASE-L Mailing List
Subject: [RBASE-L] - Tip of the Day: Encrypting UNLOADed DATA File

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Supported Versions:
. R:BASE 7.6 and C/S:I 7.6 for Windows
. R:BASE Turbo V-8 for Windows

Traditionally, the UNLOAD command is used to unload the structure, data,
structure with data, forms, labels or reports to a specified OUTPUT file.
Depending on the option used, the UNLOAD command also creates a LOB file
with matching output file name.

Typically, you can view the entire ASCII unloaded data using text editor.
However, it becomes critical when the unloaded file contains sensitive
data, including owner and user passwords, etc.

Did you know that you can encrypt the entire file using the new built-in
512-bit ENCRYPT option in R:BASE 7.6, C/S:I 7.6 and Turbo V-8 for Windows?

-- Example 01:
    CONNECT RRBYW14
    OUTPUT rrbyw14.str ENCRYPT mypassword
    UNLOAD STRUCTURE
    OUTPUT SCREEN

    This will create an encrypted password-protected rrbyw14.str file.

-- Example 02:
    CONNECT RRBYW14
    OUTPUT rrbyw14.all ENCRYPT mypassword
    UNLOAD ALL
    OUTPUT SCREEN

    This will create an encrypted password-protected data rrbyw14.all
    and rrbyw14.lob file.

-- Example 03:
    CONNECT RRBYW14
    OUTPUT employee.asc ENCRYPT mypassword
    UNLOAD DATA FOR Employee USING +
    EmpID,EmpFName,EmpLName,EmpAddress,EmpAddress2,EmpCity,EmpState, +
    EmpZip,EmpPhone,HireDate,EntryDate,EMailAddress AS ASCII
    OUTPUT SCREEN

    This will create an encrypted password-protected ascii employee.asc
    file.

While using the built-in RBEdit or external R:BASE Editor 7.6, you may
also create/edit any external command file/EEP and add the encryption
by using the "Add Encryption" when Saving or Save As option.

An output file created with "ENCRYPT yourpassword" option can only be
opened using any version of R:BASE for Windows (listed above) or R:BASE
Editor 7.6 and higher.

Attempting to edit or run the encrypted file will prompt you to enter
the appropriate password.

Imagine the possibilities!

Very Best R:egards,

Razzak.


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