Re: Calling a File for Encryption from outside of the Main Ada-95 Holding Folder.

[Austin Obyrne <austin.obyrne@hotmail.com>]

On Wednesday, September 4, 2013 12:10:13 PM UTC+1, Austin Obyrne wrote:
> My present method of encrypting a file of plaintext is to open it in the AdaGIDE editor – SAVE it under a filename and then call it for encryption and subsequent test decryption. 1)I can key in a file of plaintext for encryption directly to the editor and save it from there or, 2)I can prepare a file of plaintext for encryption in Word say and copy ‘n paste that into the editor also and then save that file into the main folder for calling from there for encryption. Question: Is it necessary to always go through the editor as I am doing or am I wrong there also. Question: Can I call a file for encryption from *anywhere in my computer by declaring the full path to the Ada-95 compiler? If so how much information must I give as the path – an example of a path would be greatly appreciated like say the file is in ‘My Documents’ – what would the ‘path’ look like’. Your help would again be appreciated. You have solved my other problem re attaching ciphertext files to emails – many, many thanks. Up to now I thought a file of plaintext for encryption always has to go through the AdGide editor for the compiler to 'see' it - True or false. Not very bright with navigating my way around I’m afraid. adacrypt

I’m writing a ‘userguide’ for some encryption software that I will be promoting soon and would like to tell users all of the options that may be available on how to submit a file of plaintext for encryption by the software.

My preferred method is to open the file of plaintext initially in a word processor for formatting and then copy ‘n paste that file into the AdaGIDE editor for saving into the main folder from where it can be called for encryption into ciphertext by the Ada-95 program.

I would like to be able to say that any file elsewhere on the computer can be called directly also without going through this intermediate step of passing through the editor but I am not sure if that can be done and if so what is the exact instruction to key in to tell the program where to go to find it.

I think there is a long ‘path’ to be defined to the encryption program on where to go to fetch the file of plaintext.

Any help would be greatly appreciated – even a guess would help.

adacrypt