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Dictionary File

Andrew Admire

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27 May 2005

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Creates a dictionary file up to 7 digits in length.

Introduction

This little program is a command line based dictionary file creator.

Background (optional)

There was a great program called Refiner, however I can no longer find it. So, I created a mini version of it. Using my limited programming skills I created this program just to see if I could. Some things to remember when using it. If you are going to create a file larger than 4Gb you will have to run it from a NTFS partition. If you want to use the reader correctly then the file needs to be smaller than 4Gb.

Using the code

It is not a pretty code. There is just one large cpp file. If you are able to clean it up (which I'm sure many of you can) or are able to fix the problem with the reader, please let me know so I can make updates to it.

Points of Interest

For loops are a great thing. They are simple yet powerful.

License

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Written By

Andrew Admire

Network Administrator

United States

I am a network administrator in the process of moving to the computer programming field.

Comments and Discussions

Andrew Admire28-May-05 9:42

28-May-05 9:42

Thank you for the comments. However, when you scold a child you should teach them in the process. How else are they going to learn. So, teach this child what I'm supposed to do.

Geert van Horrik29-May-05 2:37

Geert van Horrik

29-May-05 2:37

Well, here are some tips:

1) Buy a C++ book, learn C++ and how classes work
2) Be sure you understand what OO (Object Oriented) programming is
3) Read the guidelines before posting an article. The be honest, this article fits on my screen completely. I think that is a little too short.

But it's a good try!

Geert

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Terrible coding , But ....

ddmcr28-May-05 9:03

28-May-05 9:03

great Purposefulness. Rose | [Rose]

Rose | [Rose]

"Go as far as you can see,and when you get there you’ll see further" - Unknown

I've never seen....

Alexander ^M.,28-May-05 7:12

28-May-05 7:12

a coding style that is more complicated than yours.
Your code is 150kb in size... and the way your generator works is uneconmic, nonflexible and completly unreasonable.

Don't try it, just do it! Wink | ;-)

Wink | ;-)

Re: I've never seen....

Andrew Admire28-May-05 8:46

28-May-05 8:46

So, do me a favor and fix it.

Re: I've never seen....

Anonymous29-May-05 1:39

29-May-05 1:39

Alexander M. wrote:
I've never seen a coding style that is more complicated than yours. Your code is 150kb in size... and the way your generator works is uneconmic, nonflexible and completly unreasonable.

I don't think the code is hand written. It's probably produced by a code generator.

how long did it take you to write?

tom_dx28-May-05 2:39

28-May-05 2:39

this could have been done much simpler, easier and again much easier

IM PROUD TO BE A GMAIL;

Re: how long did it take you to write?

Andrew Admire28-May-05 4:46

28-May-05 4:46

It took me awhile, a couple of weeks. I told you I have very limited skills. I am always eager to learn, if you would like to fix it.

A bit on the terse side

Jason De Arte27-May-05 19:28

27-May-05 19:28

I'm happy for you that "Using my limited programming skills I created this program just to see if I could". Unfortunately for the rest of us that are reading this, we have only have a vague concept that your code "Creates a dictionary file up to 7 digits in length". But we have zero idea as to why we would need that.

After reading http://www.codeproject.com/scrapbook/whatisagoodarticle.asp[^] Could you expand upon this article?

To be honest, when I was going thru the list of new articles - I saw this and thought - "Hmm, that looks like it might be an interesting read". But your lack of content let me down.

Please note that I'm really trying hard not to sound mean or sarcastic.
I just dislike it when people rate low and don't explain why they voted that way.

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Re: A bit on the terse side

Anonymous28-May-05 4:43

28-May-05 4:43

It is used for password auditing. Windows still uses LanMan hashes. That is why I only go up to 7 digits. For example, you are working in the IT department and someone changed the local admin password on their machine and forgot it. If the person could tell you something about the password they uses you could use this program to create a dictionary file based on their information. If the person said it was 4 digits long and it was alpha-numeric you could create a file with all of the possible combinations and use that file with L0pht Crack to figure out what the password was.

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