Re: End of String Character?

"Mike" <mbiang@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1124917239.194113.24000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Help, I am using an encryption routine that occasionally will encrypt a
> string using some extended ASCII characters (ASCII code > 128)
>
> I am wondering if there is a reserved character in VB that signifies
> the end of a string of characters.
>
> Here is what happens: I am encrypting certain fields before adding
> them to a SQL string. On occassion, the SQL string will simply end in
> the middle of the encrypted value.
>
> Example code
>
> sSQL = "EXEC SaveDetails " & _
> " @iDetailID = " & iDetailID & ", " & _
> " @sEncryptedText = '" & _
> replace(EncryptText(sText),"'","''") & "', " & _
> " @iOtherValue = 6"
>
> Normally Response.Write would print something like this:
>
> using Response.Write(Server.HTMLEncode(sSQL)):
>
> EXEC SaveDetails @iDetailID = 3, @sEncryptedText = 'aw@##@QASV@#AV (!',
> @iOtherValue = 6
>
> Occasionally on certain inputs for sEncryptedText it will print:
>
> EXEC SaveDetails @iDetailID = 3, @sEncryptedText = '@#DFVIDXZI
>
> Is my encryption algorithm possible generating a reserved character
> that signifies the end of a string? Does such a character exist in
> VBscript? Any help would be appreciated.
>
> FYI, I'd rather not post my encryption routine. Please let me know if
> you feel it would be necessary.
>

http://www.aspfaq.com/5003

Is your max 255?


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