>Hi Antonio,
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>Thanks a lot. Brilliant, code-driven and to-the point answer:-)
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>I've been through your clean code all a bit fast as I am not an expert in both zip and AES ciphering. But it definitely looks like this code contains the solution to my issues!
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>I understand this Chilkat stuff is worth the price. I'll purchase the stuff, run a few tests and will report here in a couple of days.
>
>Regards, Daniel

Great that you found it useful, Daniel.

My original reply used AES-128, but then I noticed that you mentioned AES-256 in your request. I updated accordingly.

Chilkat is well worth the price, the licensing terms are crystal clear, and its VFP integration and support are amazing. I'm looking forward to some exciting new features, and hoping that they materialize soon...

From Chilkat blog:

"Much fewer miscellaneous API additions were added in this release because most time and effort was devoted to the development of major new functionality (PDF). "