Wincode -- Wincode quickly and efficiently handles all of your encoding and decoding needs -- needs which become all too obvious when dealing with one of the many apps available that don't incorporate automatic encoders/decoders. Among the many types of encoding and decoding supported by Wincode are MIME (Base 64), BinHex, UUencoding, BOO, and even user-defined file types. Wincode also includes a concatenation option for automatically grouping multiple files and a status bar for graphically representing the amount of time involved in the encoding/decoding process. A powerful scripting language is also included for programming Wincode tasks. While Wincode is a freeware application, the help file is actually shareware ($5) and is highly recommended. With so many options available to users, the help file will likely pay for itself with an endless supply of tips and hints.

Features in Wincode include automatic zipping/unzipping of your files to be encoded/decoded (using PKZip/PKUnzip), a filesort command for setting up multi-part encoded files in their correct order, an Auto E-mail option for encoding or decoding your e-mail messages upon sending/receiving them, and an application 'hook'. 'Hooking' an application enables you to call Wincode to encode/decode files directly from within the application, saving you considerable time and effort. Wincode can also be integrated into an application via a floating menu rather than a hook. These are only a few of the available features in Wincode, but it should be immediately obvious from these few that Wincode has the ability to handle nearly all of your encoding/decoding needs. The lone feature missing that I'd like to see is an automatic Windows-based virus check upon decoding a file (a DOS-based interface is currently offered); aside from this minor criticism, Wincode is an excellent program indeed.

Pros: Finally, an app that meets all of your encoding/decoding needs; tons of features
Cons: Lacks Windows-based virus checking, many programs already have encoders/decoders
New: No longer in beta release, BOO encoding/decoding, BinHex encoding, DOS-based virus checking, more

Version Reviewed: 2.7.3a Date of Review: 11/30/96

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