Simple Compression Frustrations.....

[TheElusiveYak]

Alrighty this is a long one.....
I wrote a program that converts a file into a text file with the charecters 'A'-'P' as the only data in them. this works fine, but unfourtunately the resulting filesize is double the original, so im writing a series of compression procedures to reduce this, the one im working on currently is insanely buggy but I can't find where.
What this procedure is supposed to do is go through and copy the file but where there are instances of repeating charecters count them up and write a base 23 number dictating how many of that letter is needed. But when i decompress it the resulting file does not match the original.
I know its alot to ask but if you have the time could you please look over my code at

http://www.freewebs.com/fishmash/

and point out any errors you pick up? Thanks a ton!

 

[earthandfire]

Unless I've misunderstood something, that site just has the executable and a test file, not the source.

 

[TheElusiveYak]

Im sorry, freewebs was down for a bit and i couldn't upload it.... its there now

 

[TheElusiveYak]

Actualy I just solved the problem, but thank you for your time. You don't know how much I appreciate it.

 

[earthandfire]

Glad you solved it. I was going to experiment tomorrow.