Decoding a password

[Diego F.]

Hi all.

I'm using a VB6 function in my .NET application that decodes a digit
sequence and should result in a word. The funcion uses Chr function, and I
finally get an illegible string (square symbols).

How can I convert that to letters, so I can retrieve the original password?

 

[Guest]

Hi all.

I'm using a VB6 function in my .NET application that decodes a digit
sequence and should result in a word. The funcion uses Chr function,
and I finally get an illegible string (square symbols).

How can I convert that to letters, so I can retrieve the original
password?

Depends on how you encrypted your password.

 

[Diego F.]

I found that the problem is the use of Format function.

In VB6, that: Format("079", "000"), returns "079". But, in VB.NET, it
returns "000".

So, I'm getting different codes and the final conversion is different.

Any idea to solve that?

 

[Diego F.]

Ok, don't ask me how many format functions there are. I put String.Format,
and now it returns the expceted value

 

[Phill W.]

In VB6, that: Format("079", "000"), returns "079". But, in VB.NET, it
returns "000".

That's because "0" is not a valid formatting character when working with
a /String/ value (IIRC, "@" is the only one).

You must convert your value to a /numeric/ type before calling Format on
it, as in:

Format( CInt( "079" ), "000" )

HTH,
Phill W.