Did you try strconv(lvValue,13) on your VFP result and see if it compares with the VB.Net result?

Regards,

E.R.

>>Check out ...\Ffc\_crypt.vcx class
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>If I encrypt something with the .NET class, the VFP _crypt.vcx class cannot decrypt that so I can obtain my original value. The VFP _crypt.vcx class returns something like žÍŽdwÂD®µû¹|ôêþK$ä3M´æö[¥9›ò°X‘ÄmŠÖÁ when I encrypt the same text that I used in .NET. The .NET encryption returns something like 8p98Q4fyzew= which is totally not the same thing at all.
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>So, does this mean that the _crypt.vcx class is not encrypting using System.Security.Cryptography?