Ah ok so just checked the docs on the array encode version added in LC 7 and found: ``` If present, and >= "7.0" then the array is encoded in such a way as to preserve unicode in keys and values, as well as NUL chars in keys and values ```
So try `arrayEncode(array, “7.0")` > On 19 Feb 2025, at 10:18 AM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > The structure looks like the following: > > Sly File Agent API > Structure of payload sent > > [0] > [profile] <selected location profile> > [n] > [data] <encrypted binary data of file> > [datemodified] <file system date modified> > [extpath] <file path suffix unique to each file> > [filecategory] <used by sql files database when data is returned> > [fileid] <used by sql files database when data is returned> > [filename] <name of file to be saved to disk. Also used by sql files > database when data is returned> > [filepath] <root path to save file to. extpath should be appended to > this> > [operation] <savefile, retrievefile, movefile, deletefile> > [saveaction] <new, newversion, overwrite unique to each file> > [version] <new version number also used by sql files database when > data is returned> > [n+1]… > > The problem is definitely the binary data stored in the [n] [“data”] key. If > I immediately decrypt the data in the key on the MacOS the data is correct. > But when I decrypt the exact same data on the Windows OS I get a bad decrypt > error. > > So to be perfectly clear, I create the above array, I iterate through each > key from 1 to n, encrypting and overwriting the information in the [“data”] > key. I then arrayEncode the entire array, then base64encode everythign before > transmitting it over the wire. > > I reverse the process on the receiving side. It seems to work if I send > non-binary data in the [“data”] key but if the data is binary, it fails. I do > not think arrayEncode / decode likes to work with binary data. > > Bob S > > >> On Feb 18, 2025, at 2:45 PM, Monte Goulding via use-livecode >> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >> >> >> >>> On 19 Feb 2025, at 9:39 AM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode >>> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >>> >>> but one key is the binary file data of a file that has been encrypted using >>> LC’s built in library. >> >> Are you using this as the key or element value? I think keys are always >> treated as text. It has been quite one time since I’ve been poking the >> engine in a meaningful way though so I might be forgetting that. >> >> Cheers >> >> Monte >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
