Robert Chipperfield

Can you Break The Code?

Published Wednesday, September 19, 2007 11:22 AM

Fancy winning some cool goodies?

Red Gate has just launched its "Break The Code" prize draw, where you can win one of the following prizes:
  • A year's subscription to Safari Books Online (worth $550)
  • One ANTS Profiler Pro license (worth $495)
  • Red Gate goodies
All you need to do is figure out how to decode the following text: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Anyone who sends in the correct answer will be entered into the draw - so time to start hacking!

More details at http://www.red-gate.com/products/ants_profiler/break_the_code.htm...

THE PRIZE DRAW ENDED ON SEPTEMBER 30TH.

Comments

 

Rodney said:

I figured it out.

"Don't Forget to Drink Your Ovaltine"
September 19, 2007 8:25 AM
 

RobertChipperfield said:

I'll have to find out how many people send that answer in now :-)
September 19, 2007 8:30 AM
 

Alex Kozak said:

Robert,

I deciphered your code and submitted the text.
I can tell you:
1) You are not Agatha Christie (you could choose something more interesting);
2) This is not about the beer or Ovaltine;
3) Your text definitely will not make my applications run faster.
Hope this is not a joke…
By the way, do you need just deciphered text or text and solution (program code)?

September 20, 2007 10:55 PM
 

RobertChipperfield said:

Hi Alex,

1) Sorry for not making it harder - next time maybe! :-).
2) I cannot confirm nor deny that... well, OK, it's not about the Ovaltine...
3) That's correct. But hopefully the prizes will!

The text's all that's needed I believe.

Cheers,
Rob
September 21, 2007 1:58 AM
 

Tim Ford said:

Peter DeBetta and I came up with the solution while sitting here at PASS in between sessions.  (OK, he did the heavy lifting - I did the typing.)

September 21, 2007 4:38 PM
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About RobertChipperfield

I'm a software engineer at Red Gate, where I've worked since September 2006. I've worked on a wide range of products, including SQL Doc, SQL Data Compare, SQL Log Rescue, SQL Multi Script, and ANTS Profiler.

I'm currently working on the new Exchange Server Archiver tool, which should be heading towards release at the start of 2009.

Outside of work, I enjoy amateur radio, electronics, and of course the usual assortment of computer-related technologies, from hardware all the way through to high-level software.



















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