Use the XCODE utility to encrypt ABL (Advanced Business Language) procedures and include files. This is the syntax:

Syntax (UNIX)

xcode [ -k key] -d directory[files][ - ]
key

A character string up to eight characters long. On UNIX, key is case sensitive. If you do not specify key, XCODE uses a default key. When OpenEdge is started with the Encrypted Compiler Mode (-rx) startup parameter, ABL automatically uses this default key, unless you specify the XCODE option on the COMPILE statement or set the XCODE-SESSION-KEY attribute on the SESSION-POLICY handle. (The XCODE option takes precedence over the XCODE-SESSION-KEY attribute if both are in effect for a compile operation.

The XCODE utility uses the default codepage of the operating system where it runs. To avoid possible conflicts from automatic codepage conversions, key values should use only US-ASCII characters. These characters are included in all codepages and can be located below code point 128 in the codepage.

Note that keys longer than eight characters do not generate warning or compile errors. Both the XCODE utility and the COMPILE statement ignore extra characters if present.

directory
The directory where XCODE places the encrypted files. The specified directory must be different from the source directory, because each encrypted file retains the name of its original source file. XCODE overwrites existing files in directory if they are encrypted.
files

The pathnames, relative to the current directory, of the files you want to encrypt. XCODE appends the pathnames supplied to directory.