Generate checksums for files

This simple (Windows) function uses the certutil function built into Windows for computing the hash of a file from a choice of algorithms.

A file containing the computed hash is generated, the hash is returned, and printed to history - whichever you like.

Function can be called from inside another function, command line, or executed interactively.

In line e.g. String hash = getHash("C:\path\some.file","MD5",quiet=1)

From the command line e.g.: getHash("C:\path\some.file","MD5")

// menu
Menu "Tools"
    "Generate checksum",/Q, getHashManually()
    end

// List of built-in Windows hash functions provided by CertUtil    
Static StrConstant hashFuncLst="MD2;MD4;MD5;SHA1;SHA256;SHA384;SHA512;"

//___________________________________________________________________________________________________  
// Function to get the hash of an input file (objectStr) output as a text file (eg .md5), a string variable, and printed to history
// Valid values for hashFunc: MD2 MD4 MD5 SHA1 SHA256 SHA384 SHA512
// Synax - cmd.exe /C certutil -hashfile C:\\file.txt MD5
Function/S getHash(String ObjectStr,String hashFunc[,Variable quiet])

    String fileHash="", LineStr="", PathStr, fexts
    Variable fileID,i
   
    // make the file extension (lowercase)
    fexts=LowerStr(hashFunc)[0,2]
   
    // make sure the path is in windows form
    ObjectStr=ParseFilePath(5, ObjectStr, "\\", 0, 0)
   
    // make a new path in the location of the file to be hashed
    PathStr = ParseFilePath(1, ObjectStr, "\\", 1, 0)
    NewPath /O/Q/Z ObjectPath, PathStr

    // execut cmd script
    ExecuteScriptText/B/Z "cmd.exe /C certutil -hashfile \""+ObjectStr+"\" "+hashFunc
   
    // read the output from the getHash command
    do
        LineStr = StringFromList(i,S_value, "\n")
        // Success
        if (Stringmatch(lineStr, hashFunc+" hash of "+ ObjectStr +":\r"))
            fileHash = StringFromList(i+1,S_value, "\n")
           
            // make a new hash file without the other CMD lines in it
            open /P=ObjectPath fileID as ParseFilePath(3, ObjectStr, "\\", 0, 0)+"."+fexts
            fprintf fileID, replaceString("\r",StringFromList(i+1,S_value, "\n"),"")
            close fileID
           
            // print output
            if (paramisDefault(quiet))
                Print hashFunc+" hash of "+ParseFilePath(0, ObjectStr, "\\", 1, 0)+": "+fileHash
            endif
            Break
        // Handle other errors 
        else
            if (paramisDefault(quiet))
                Print "There was a problem generating a "+hashFunc+" hash for "+ParseFilePath(0, ObjectStr, "\\", 1, 0)
            endif
            break
        endif
        i+=1
    while (i < ItemsInList(S_value, "\n"))
    return fileHash            
end
//___________________________________________________________________________________________________  
// Function to allow manual generation of checksum
Function getHashManually()
   
    Open/D/R/MULT=1/F="*"/M="Select files for generating a checksum" fileID
        if(strlen(S_fileName)==0)
            return 0 // user didn't choose a file
        else
            S_filename=replacestring("\r",S_filename,";")
        endif
   
    String hashFunc
    Prompt hashFunc "Choose a checksum method", popup hashFuncLst
    DoPrompt/HELP="" "Checksum generator" hashFunc
        If (V_flag!=0)
            return 0 // user hit cancel
        endif
   
    Variable i
    for (i=0;i<itemsinlist(S_filename);i+=1)
        gethash(stringfromlist(i,S_filename),hashFunc)
    endfor
end
//___________________________________________________________________________________________________  

 

For what it's worth, Igor has functions that can be used to calculate many of these hashes. The hash() function is for strings, and the WaveHash() function for waves. These have the disadvantage that you'd need to read the file's data into Igor (probably as a string using FBinRead) but the advantage of being cross platform and not needing to rely on ExecuteScriptText.

November 9, 2020 at 07:42 am - Permalink

Here is a platform independent version :

// menu
Menu "Tools"
    "Generate checksum",/Q, getHashManually()
End

// List of built-in Igor hash functions    
Static StrConstant hashFuncLst="MD4;MD5;SHA1;SHA224;SHA256;SHA384;SHA512;"

//___________________________________________________________________________________________________  
// Function to get the hash of an input file (objectStr) output as a text file (eg .md5), a string variable, and printed to history
// Valid values for hashFunc: MD4 MD5 SHA1 SHA256 SHA384 SHA512
// uses igor built in hash functions replaces using certutils
Function/S getHash(String ObjectStr,String hashFunc[,Variable quiet])

    DFREF dfrSave = GetDataFolderDFR()

    String fileHash="unavailable",fexts=LowerStr(hashFunc)[0,2]
    int refNum,method = getHashMethod(hashFunc)
   
    SetDataFolder NewFreeDataFolder()   // Create new free data folder
   
    // load the entire file/archive as a binary wave
    GBLoadWave/T={72,72}/W=1/Q/A=hashWv ObjectStr
    if (V_flag) // V_flag == 1 if successful
        Wave hashWv0
        // generate a hash on the entire wave
        fileHash = WaveHash(hashWv0,method)
       
        // write hash key to a notebook and save
        Open refNum as S_path + ParseFilePath(3, ObjectStr, ":", 0, 0)+"."+fexts
        FBinWrite refNum, fileHash
        Close refNum
       
        // print output
        if (!quiet)
            Print hashFunc+" hash of "+ParseFilePath(0, ObjectStr, ":", 1, 0)+": "+fileHash
        endif
    else
        if (!quiet)
            Print "There was a problem generating a "+hashFunc+" hash for "+ParseFilePath(0, ObjectStr, ":", 1, 0)
        endif
    endif
   
    SetDataFolder dfrSave
   
    return fileHash
End
//___________________________________________________________________________________________________  
// return the hash method argument for Hash() and WaveHash()functions
Static Function getHashMethod(String hashFuncStr)

    int method

    strswitch (hashFuncStr)
        case "SHA256":
            method=1
            break
        case "MD4":
            method=2
            break
        case "MD5":
            method=3
            break
        case "SHA1":
            method=4
            break
        case "SHA224":
            method=5
            break
        case "SHA384":
            method=6
            break
        case "SHA512":
            method=7
            break
    endswitch

    return method
End
//___________________________________________________________________________________________________  
// Function to allow manual generation of checksum
Function getHashManually()
   
    Open/D/R/MULT=1/F="*"/M="Select files for generating a checksum" fileID
    if(strlen(S_fileName)==0)
        return 0 // user didn't choose a file
    endif
   
    String hashFunc,fName
    Prompt hashFunc "Choose a checksum method", popup hashFuncLst
    DoPrompt/HELP="" "Checksum generator" hashFunc
    if (V_flag!=0)
        return 0 // user hit cancel
    endif
   
    // loop through the list of files
    for (fName : ListToTextWave(S_filename,"\r"))
        gethash(fName,hashFunc)
    endfor
End
//___________________________________________________________________________________________________  

 

May 28, 2021 at 08:21 am - Permalink

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