have you tried ti? i have not run into a situation where a variable was too big.
On Sun, May 8, 2022 at 6:46 PM Mark Clark via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Wondering if anyone has used LiveCode for encrypting-decrypting large > files? The docs typically have nice examples for files that can fit into a > variable, but what are folks doing for big files that are larger than what > you’d want in a variable? I’m thinking about using LC for decrypting zip > compressed log files that can be multiple gigabytes in size. I’d like to > use just LC vs. resorting to shell if possible. > > Likely need a hash value to compare the decrypted output against the > original as well. I’m thinking some variation along the lines of open file > x for read, reading some manageable chunk into memory, decrypting a > portion, writing that to disk and repeat. But that seems too simple. Think > we need AES 256. Any shared experience much appreciated. > > Thanks all, > > Mark > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > -- On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth On the second day, God created the oceans. On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours, and did a little diving. And God said, "This is good." _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode