UUENCODE/UUDECODE - Win32 utilities to uuencode/uudecode single files.


Introduction
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UUENCODE.EXE and UUDECODE.EXE are small Win32 console-mode utilities, 
written in Microsoft Visual C/C++ v4.0, which encode/decode single files
based on the standard uuencoding/uudecoding algorithms.


Usage
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The programs have been written primarily for use within Windows 9x/NT 
console window sessions (ie: COMMAND.COM/CMD.EXE), but may also be used
within batch scripts (BAT/CMD files). 


UUENCODE.EXE
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To encode a file, the program is executed using the syntax:

UUENCODE <file to be encoded> <file name of encoded output file>

for example:

UUENCODE myprog.exe myprog.uue

If the encoding is successful, the file specified as the second argument
to the program will be created, and the message:

Result encoded in <file name of encoded output file>

will be displayed.

If the program is executed without any command-line arguments, the following
message will be displayed:

Usage UUENCODE <input file> <encoded output file>

The following error message will be displayed if the program cannot find
the file to be encoded:

Impossible to open <file to be encoded>


UUDECODE.EXE
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To decode a file, the program is executed using the syntax:

UUDECODE <name of file to be decoded>

for example

UUDECODE myprog.uue

If the decoding is successful, the following message will be displayed:

Result decoded in <file name of decoded output file>

If the program is executed without any command-line arguments, the following
message will be displayed:

Usage UUDECODE <input file>

The following error message will be displayed if the program cannot find
the file to be decoded:

I can't find <file to be decoded>


Errorlevels
-----------

In conjunction with the above messages, the following errorlevels are 
returned by UUENCODE.EXE & UUDECODE.EXE, allowing the results of the 
encoding/decoding process to be examined within a standard Windows NT 
command file:

1 - problem encountered during the encoding/decoding process
0 - no problem encountered during the encoding/decoding process


Testing
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The programs have been tested on Windows NT 3.51 with service pack #5 applied, 
Windows NT4.0 with service packs #3 and #4 applied and Windows 95 OSR2. The 
programs should also execute within a Windows 98 COMMAND.COM session, but this 
has not been verified.


License/disclaimers
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See file LICENSE.TXT for further information. All registered trade marks etc. 
are acknowledged.


Author's contact details
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Clem Dye
clem@bastet.com
clem@bastet.dircon.co.uk
