Checksum of a file?
Kavitha Rao
I really need help ....
I have to develope a module for checking File Integrity.For this I
need to use Rhapsody(in C) and design and code each state in the OMD.
I already have the statechart but don't know how to proceed.I have to
write code for performing the following
Develope a function to calculate check-sum.(this is for checking file
integrity)
Open a file
calculate checksum
Compare with the check sum at the end of same file
if checksum fails go to backup file open
calculate checksum
Compare with the check sum at the end of same file
As i am a newbie with Rhapsody I would be really greatfull to
all help as to how I need to proceed with my module.
Basically i was given the following piece of code
if(fp==FAIL) next=OPEN_BACKUP_FILE;
else {
calculatechecksum();
varifychecksum();
}
I have started of like this...
FILE *fp;
fp=fopen("chechksum.c","rw");
if(fp==FAIL)
printf("original file not opened\n");
next=OPEN_BACKUP_FILE;
printf("opened backup file\n");
else {
calculatechecksum();
varifychecksum();
}
Now how to write a c program to calculatechecksum???
calculatechecksum(file *fp,...?)
Please help,
Regards
Kavitha
Daniel Fox
news:643d1eef.03060...@posting.google.com:
> hi,
> I really need help ....
> I have to develope a module for checking File Integrity.For this I
> need to use Rhapsody(in C) and design and code each state in the OMD.
> I already have the statechart but don't know how to proceed.I have to
> write code for performing the following
>
> Develope a function to calculate check-sum.(this is for checking file
> integrity)
Look into the CRC32 algorithm.
Google for the following articles...
"A Painless Guide to CRC Error Detection Algorithms", by Ross N. Williams
19 August 1993.
"File verification using CRC", by Mark Nelson, Dr. Dobb's Journal, May
1992.
If you need help with the C implementation after you've tried it
yourself, feel free to post here again, but please keep in mind this
isn't a source request newsgroup.
- Daniel
CBFalconer
>
> I have to develope a module for checking File Integrity.For this
> I need to use Rhapsody(in C) and design and code each state in
> the OMD. I already have the statechart but don't know how to
> proceed.I have to write code for performing the following
>
> Develope a function to calculate check-sum.(this is for checking
> file integrity)
>
> Open a file
> calculate checksum
> Compare with the check sum at the end of same file
> if checksum fails go to backup file open
> calculate checksum
> Compare with the check sum at the end of same file
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Emmanuel Delahaye
> Now how to write a c program to calculatechecksum???
> calculatechecksum(file *fp,...?)
It depends on your definition of what a checksum is, but the process is
always the same :
- specifications (what to do?)
- design (how to do it ?)
- implementation (do it)
- integration (make it work)
- validation (is the result complying with the specification?)
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Kavitha Rao
Thank u for ur response.I already have a working c program which
calculates the checksum of a file-it prints the checksum of the
file,but i need to know to calculate checksum at the start and end of
the same file??coz in the Rhapsody model in the OMD i first need to
calculate chck sum at start and end of original file.so how to
initiate the events/operations for this??
Well I have pasted a copy of the program
/**CHECKSUM.C**/
#include <stdlib.h>
#define TEST
unsigned checksum(void *buffer, size_t len, unsigned int seed)
{
unsigned char *buf = (unsigned char *)buffer;
size_t i;
for (i = 0; i < len; ++i)
seed += (unsigned int)(*buf++);
return seed;
}
#ifdef TEST
#include <stdio.h>
main()
{
FILE *fp;
size_t len;
char buf[4096], *file = "CHECKSUM.C";
if (NULL == (fp = fopen(file, "rb")))
{
printf("Unable to open %s for reading\n", file);
return -1;
}
len = fread(buf, sizeof(char), sizeof(buf), fp);
printf("%d bytes read\n", len);
printf("The checksum of %s is %#x\n", file, checksum(buf, len,
0));
}
#endif
maybe i haven't understood the concept of all this...i am confused.
thanks
kavitha
CBFalconer
>
> Thank u for ur response.I already have a working c program which
> calculates the checksum of a file-it prints the checksum of the
> file,but i need to know to calculate checksum at the start and
> end of the same file??coz in the Rhapsody model in the OMD i
> first need to calculate chck sum at start and end of original
> file.so how to initiate the events/operations for this??
> Well I have pasted a copy of the program
> /**CHECKSUM.C**/
> #include <stdlib.h>
#include <stddef.h>
> #define TEST
>
> unsigned checksum(void *buffer, size_t len, unsigned int seed)
> {
> unsigned char *buf = (unsigned char *)buffer;
> size_t i;
>
> for (i = 0; i < len; ++i)
> seed += (unsigned int)(*buf++);
> return seed;
> }
>
> #ifdef TEST
>
> #include <stdio.h>
>
> main()
#include <stdlib.h> /* not needed for checksum() */
int main(void)
> {
#define BUFLGH 4096
> FILE *fp;
> size_t len;
> char buf[4096], *file = "CHECKSUM.C";
char buf[BUFLGH],
*file = "CHECKSUM.C";
unsigned int cksum;
size_t flen;
>
> if (NULL == (fp = fopen(file, "rb")))
> {
> printf("Unable to open %s for reading\n", file);
> return -1;
return EXIT_FAILURE;
> }
> len = fread(buf, sizeof(char), sizeof(buf), fp);
> printf("%d bytes read\n", len);
> printf("The checksum of %s is %#x\n", file, checksum(buf, len, 0));
cksum = 0;
flen = 0;
do {
len = fread(buf, 1, BUFLGH, fp);
flen += len;
cksum = checksum(buf, len, cksum);
} while (len < BUFLGH);
printf("%lu bytes read\n"
"Checksum of %s is %x\n",
(unsigned long)flen, file, cksum);
> }
>
> #endif
Try the above (untested) changes. Requires that a len of 0 for
checksum simply returns seed, else obscure bug. It will be much
handier if you get the filename from the command line, and also
handle defining TEST there on compilation.
Please don't use silly abbreviations like u and ur. Please do
insert spaces after periods and commas.