>Looking for a way to encrypt/decrypt a string and output the encrypted string with only Alpha and numeric characters something easy for the user to type in.
>I've looked at _crypto but it won't do what I want. Any Ideas ?? Can it be written in native VFP code? And I'd prefer that if you encrypt "mycatisweird" that a resulted encrypted value would be something like "XC56kjrax78cfl52nvhserer" or longer.

Curt:

You can use _crypt.vcx and then apply Strconv(lcEncryptedString,13) to the result. That will get you readable (typeable) characters.

For examples of the use of strong encryption with _crypt.vcx see the provided samples in the Component Gallery or see my article in CoDe Magazine at http://feldstein.net/CodeCryptoArticle.htm or my article on the March 2004 issue of FoxTalk.

HTH