(VBScript) Obfuscate String

Demonstrates how to obfuscate and unobfuscate a string.

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Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder")
set sb = CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")

s = "Hello World!"

success = sb.Append(s)
outFile.WriteLine(sb.GetAsString())

' Output is "Hello World!";

' Obfuscate the string.
' This is NOT encryption.  It's just a simple obfuscation.
sb.Obfuscate 
outFile.WriteLine(sb.GetAsString())

' Output is 2GsgGhbSQVyG8Vb9

' -------------------------
' Unobfuscate.
' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder")
set sb2 = CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
s2 = "2GsgGhbSQVyG8Vb9"
success = sb2.Append(s2)
sb2.Unobfuscate 

outFile.WriteLine(sb2.GetAsString())

' Output is "Hello World!";

outFile.Close