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Calculate MD5 Hash of File (or SHA1, SHA256, and other hash algorithms)

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Demonstrates how to calculate a hash for a file's contents.

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; This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
; See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

$oCrypt = ObjCreate("Chilkat.Crypt2")

; Set the name of the hash algorithm.
; Other choices include "sha1", "sha256", "sha384", "sha512", "md2", "md5", and "haval". 
$oCrypt.HashAlgorithm = "md5"

; EncodingMode specifies the encoding of the hash output.
; It may be "hex", "url", "base64", or "quoted-printable".
$oCrypt.EncodingMode = "hex"

; Files of any type may be hashed -- it doesn't matter
; if the file is binary or text...
Local $sHashStr
$sHashStr = $oCrypt.HashFileENC("/temp/something.dat")
If ($oCrypt.LastMethodSuccess <> True) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oCrypt.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

ConsoleWrite($sHashStr & @CRLF)