Generate Checksum on string? 1

[rdgerken]

Can anybody post some code or give me some info on how to generate a checksum on an ASCII string? I have an application where I need to compare large strings, and be able to tell if the string has changed.

Thanks!

 

[stevexff]

You could use an MD5 message digest in the same way, which is supported by .NET (so you wouldn't have to code the algorithm)

See

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307020

for a comprehensive example which uses a byte array, but it should be relatively easy to adapt.

Steve

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