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NAME

moUUEncode - encode a binary buffer to ASCII

VERSION

Version: 1.2.0

SYNOPSIS

void moUUEncode(moWCString& out, const moBuffer& in, int mode, const moWCString& name);

PARAMETERS

out - the resulting ASCII buffer
in - the input buffer
mode - the permissions of the file (like chmod(1))
name - the name of the file

DESCRIPTION

This function will encode a binary buffer into an ASCII string which is printable in emails. This format is the same as the uuencode(1) and uudecode(1) tools understand.

SEE ALSO

moUUDecode

COPYRIGHTS

This documentation and the code being documented is proprietary and cannot be duplicated without the express and written consent of Made to Order Software Coporation.

Copyright (c) 1999-2007 by Made to Order Software Corporation
All rights reserved.

AUTHORS

Alexis Wilke, Doug Barbieri

NAME

moUUDecode - decode an ASCII buffer back to binary

VERSION

Version: 1.2.0

SYNOPSIS

mo_uudecode_error_t moUUDecode(const moWCString& in, moBuffer& out, int& mode, moWCString& name);

PARAMETERS

in - the input ASCII string
out - the resulting output buffer
mode - the permissions of the file as read from the input (like chmod(1))
name - the name of the file as read from the input

DESCRIPTION

This function will decode an ASCII buffer back to binary This expected input format is the same as the uuencode(1) and uudecode(1) tools understand.

The input string can start with blanks. These will be skipped (spaces, new-lines, carriage returns)

RETURN VALUE

This function returns MO_UUDECODE_ERROR_NONE on success.

The other error codes are describe below:

. MO_UUDECODE_ERROR_NOBEGIN

The "begin ..." wasn't found.

. MO_UUDECODE_ERROR_BADMODE

The file mode is invalid (not an octal value from
0 to 07777)

. MO_UUDECODE_ERROR_BADNAME

The filename isn't valid (usually empty.)

. MO_UUDECODE_ERROR_EMPTY

The end of the string was found before the filename.

. MO_UUDECODE_ERROR_BADLENGTH

The length of a line is not valid (too small or large)

. MO_UUDECODE_ERROR_BADCHAR

An encoded character is invalid (not in the acceptable
range for UUEncode).

. MO_UUDECODE_ERROR_BADEND

The "end" wasn't found before the end of the string.