Fractal File Transformation
Contents
FES Fractal File Transformation The Fractal File Transformation form features
Transformation Options Integrated Transformation Options
FES DLL API The API calls demonstrated

Fractal File Transformation

Open the Fractal File Transformation form from the Services menu or F7.

The Fractal File Transformation form transforms (encrypts) a file and extracts (decrypts) a fractal encrypted file:

Fractal Transform

You can open multiple Fractal File Transformation forms. This is useful for comparing cypher outputs for different keys and options.

The file selectors have 3 buttons:

  1. Select Select File: Open a windows file selector dialog.
  2. Browse Browse Folder: Open Windows Explorer for general file browsing.
  3. Browse Clear: Clear the file path.

The transformation options are shown on the right. See the next chapter for important details!

Transformation Options

The transformation and extraction are always performed with the current options set in the Transformation Options:

Options

Transformation Option Display

The FES Fractal File Transformation form displays the options according to:

  • Current Options: No cipher has been generated.
  • Transform Options: The options used in the last Transformation.
  • Extract Options: The options used in the last Extraction.

Options

If you change any option, this is reflected on the Transformation Option Display:

  • Immediately: When no cipher has been generated.
  • Next Transform: When you perform a Transformation.
  • Next Extraction: When you perform an Extraction.

If you open several Fractal File Transformation forms you can encrypt the same file with the same key and compare encrypted .fes files with different options.

FES DLL API

The FES API interfaces used are:



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