Introduction

This sample demonstrates how to encode a file using different kinds of encoding methods.

Project path

Project path: Samples\Visual C++ 6-7\Encode

Project file name: Encode.dsp

Demonstrates

Properties: EndOfLineType, MaxLineLength, EncodingFormat, DataFormating, HeaderDataForkLength and HeaderResourceForkLength from the various Encoding format interfaces.

Method: ReadFile and ProcessFile

How to use

This sample is a console application that takes at least one parameter (the source file name) to perform encoding. The sample's command-line usage specifications are:

Encode [options] input_file [output_file]

The parameters between brackets are optional. The option parameter can be used to specify the encoding method, the end of line type and the max line length. If omitted, these options are set to UUEncoding, CRLF and 78 characters respectively. If the output file name is omitted, the encoded output is sent to the screen.