RosettaCodeData/Task/Caesar-cipher/REXX/caesar-cipher-2.rexx

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Rexx

/*REXX program supports the Caesar cypher for most keyboard characters including blanks.*/
parse arg key p /*get key and the text to be cyphered. */
say 'Caesar cypher key:' key /*echo the Caesar cypher key to console*/
say ' plain text:' p /* " " plain text " " */
y=Caesar(p, key); say ' cyphered:' y /* " " cyphered text " " */
z=Caesar(y,-key); say ' uncyphered:' z /* " " uncyphered text " " */
if z\==p then say "plain text doesn't match uncyphered cyphered text."
exit /*stick a fork in it, we're all done. */
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Caesar: procedure; parse arg s,k; @= 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'
@=translate(@)@"0123456789(){}[]<>'" /*add uppercase, digitss, group symbols*/
@=@'~!@#$%^&*_+:";?,./`-= ' /*also add other characters to the list*/
L=length(@) /*obtain the length of the @ string. */
ak=abs(k) /*obtain the absolute value of the key.*/
if ak>length(@)-1 | k==0 then call err k 'key is invalid.'
_=verify(s,@) /*any illegal characters specified ? */
if _\==0 then call err 'unsupported character:' substr(s, _, 1)
if k>0 then ky=k+1 /*either cypher it, or ··· */
else ky=L+1-ak /* decypher it. */
return translate(s, substr(@ || @, ky, L), @)
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err: say; say '***error***'; say; say arg(1); say; exit 13