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Encode

writes an encoded version of the file source to the file dest.

<<dest
decodes the file before reading its contents.

produces an encoded file that must be read in using Get

Encoded files contain only printable ASCII characters. They begin with a special sequence that is recognized by Get.

On certain computer systems Encode can be used to generate an encoded file that can be read only on a computer with a particular $MachineID.

No function is provided in Mathematica to convert encoded files back to their original form.

Set up the name of a file that can be used as temporary storage:

Encode the package file

, putting the results in the temporary file:

The file is visually unreadable:

Use Get to decode and load the file:

This has loaded the definitions of the

package: