AboutSyed Rizwan Muhammad Rizvi Expertise I can answers questions regarding web based and desktop based programming in VB.Net. Which can include SOAP, XML, Custom Controls, COM Interoperability etc.
Experience Have been working in this specific area for last 2 years previously I was a VB 6 Developer with experties in other languages as well. Total 10 years of programming experience.
Question hi
I want my application to be able to copy (backup) a part of the database to a file format that can only be accessable through my own application. there are also some other files that should be contained in that file (like images). i was thinking of making a new Archive fie format like JAR files or compressed folders or cabinet files. but i think this would be so difficult to encode and decode files in vb.net. do you have any better and easier suggestions for this job? is it possible to create it as a standard file format like cabinet files and then change the bits in a way (encode) that no other application can open them? if so which standard archive file format do you suggest and how can i create such file in vb.net? how can i find the standard file format binary maps like JAR's, JPG's, RTF's, CAB's,etc?
thanks a lot
Answer some files formats are patented and you will have to pay to know the format some are easier to find.
The best i can suggest is that you can use VB.net's builtin crypto api to encode and decode your content it will make your life a lot easier, hope that helps.
