.. highlightlang:: us

.. _md5_file:

md5_file
========

.. index:: md5_file

.. us.tag  md5_file NOTREADYENGLISH New421 FILE_MISC

:ref:`md5_file` calculates the MD5 check sum using the algorithm
http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1321.html, MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm (RFC 1321).

.. function::  ssMD5 = md5_file(ssFilename)

.. us.return

**Return Value**

*ssMD5* is a string with a hexadecimal value (32 characters).

.. us.params

**Parameters**

.. uparam:: ssFilename

   *ssFilename* is a complete file name.

.. us.history

**History**

.. list-table::
   :header-rows: 1

   * - Version
     - Description
   * - 4.2.1
     - New

.. seealso::
   :ref:`overview-files`,
   :ref:`md5`

:sub:`id-682201`