Strings Appear same bt Autoit Conditional Statements dont think so

[CT83]

I have coded a snippet to ensure that my software runs only on systems that i have registered in my database and for that use the unique hardware id and then carry out conditional statements to check if the stored hardware id and the current hardware id of the system match. but the following code still says that the strings are not equal even when the strings clearly appear equal 

#include <Crypt.au3>
#include <date.au3>
#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
#include <APIDiagConstants.au3>
#include <WinAPIDiag.au3>
Global $EncryptionPassword = InputBox("Enter the Password", "Enter the Encryption Password ", "", "",- 1, -1)
Global $CustomerID=InputBox("Enter the Customer ID", "Enter the Customer ID to Generate Key for ", "", "",- 1, -1)
Global $Expiry_Date2 = InputBox("Enter Desired Expiry Date", "Enter the Desired Expiry Date to generate a key for ", "YYYY/MM/DD", "",- 1, -1)
;~ Global $EncryptionPassword="cybertech83"
Global $hardware1 = InputBox("Enter Desired Hardware ID", "Enter the Hardware ID to generate a key for ", "{XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX}", "",- 1, -1)
;~ Global $hardware1 = _WinAPI_UniqueHardwareID($UHID_All) & @CRLF
Global $EncryptData=$hardware1&"//"&$Expiry_Date2
MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, 'Data to be Encrypte is -', $EncryptData)
Global $Encrypted = StringEncrypt($EncryptData, $EncryptionPassword)
MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, 'Generated Key is -', $Encrypted)
DirRemove($CustomerID)
DirCreate($CustomerID)
FileDelete($CustomerID)
FileWrite($CustomerID&"\"&$CustomerID&".ct83",$Encrypted)
Func StringEncrypt($sData, $sPassword)
    _Crypt_Startup() ; Start the Crypt library.
    Local $sReturn = ''
        $sReturn = _Crypt_EncryptData($sData, $sPassword, $CALG_AES_256)
        _Crypt_Shutdown() ; Shutdown the Crypt library.
    Return $sReturn
EndFunc   ;==>StringEncrypt

this is the first part of the code which helps me(developer) to create encrypted files which contain the hardware id and the expiry date of the software

the second part is used to run on the client pc to check if the computer has the hardware id that i have registered and created the files for 

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#include <Crypt.au3>
#include <date.au3>
#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
#include <APIDiagConstants.au3>
#include <WinAPIDiag.au3>
#include <File.au3>
#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
#include <StringConstants.au3>

Global $Decrypted
Global $Decrypted_Config
Global $CustomerID=InputBox("Enter the Customer ID", "Enter the Customer ID Validate the Key ", "", "",- 1, -1)
If Not _FileReadToArray($CustomerID&"\"&$CustomerID&".ct83", $Decrypted_Config, 0) Then
    MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "", "There was an error Reading the 'CustomerID Configuration File'! Please Try again! Using the CustomerID supplied to you")
EndIf
Global $Decrypted_1 = _ArrayToString($Decrypted_Config)
$Encrypted=$Decrypted_1
Global $Decrypted = StringEncrypt(False, $Encrypted,'cybertech83')
        ; Display the decrypted text.
    MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, '', $Decrypted)

Func StringEncrypt($bEncrypt, $sData, $sPassword)
    _Crypt_Startup() ; Start the Crypt library.
    Local $sReturn = ''
    If $bEncrypt Then ; If the flag is set to True then encrypt, otherwise decrypt.
        $sReturn = _Crypt_EncryptData($sData, $sPassword, $CALG_AES_256)
    Else
        $sReturn = BinaryToString(_Crypt_DecryptData($sData, $sPassword, $CALG_AES_256))
    EndIf
    _Crypt_Shutdown() ; Shutdown the Crypt library.
    Return $sReturn
EndFunc   ;==>StringEncrypt
CheckExpiry()
Func CheckExpiry()
Global $Decrypted_Var2 = StringSplit($Decrypted, '//', $STR_ENTIRESPLIT)
Global $HardwareID2= $Decrypted_Var2[1]
Global $Expiry_Date= $Decrypted_Var2[2]
Global $Decrypted_Var23 = StringSplit($Expiry_Date, '/', $STR_ENTIRESPLIT)
Global $year= Number($Decrypted_Var23[1])
Global $month= Number($Decrypted_Var23[2])
Global $day= Number($Decrypted_Var23[3])
MsgBox(0,"Expiry Date","The Expiry Date is "&$day&"/"&$month&"/"&$year)
$expdate = Floor(_DateToDayValue($year,$month,$day))
If (Floor(_DateToDayValue(@YEAR, @MON, @MDAY)) > $expdate) Then
     MsgBox(0, "Error", "License has expired")
     Exit
Else
     MsgBox(0,"Success!","This is a licensed Copy")
EndIf
EndFunc
CheckHardwareID()
Func CheckHardwareID()
$hardware_Current = _WinAPI_UniqueHardwareID($UHID_All) & @CRLF

Global $HardwareID_Config
FileWrite("HardwareID.txt",$hardware_Current)
If Not _FileReadToArray("HardwareID.txt", $HardwareID_Config, 0) Then
    MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "", "There was an error Reading the 'CustomerID Configuration File'! Please Try again! Using the CustomerID supplied to you")
EndIf
Global $hardware_Current = _ArrayToString($HardwareID_Config)


Global $HardwareID2= $Decrypted_Var2[1]
MsgBox(0,"",$HardwareID2)
MsgBox(0,"",$hardware_Current)
;~ #cs
if not ($hardware_Current=$HardwareID2) then
;~ If $hardware_Current=$HardwareID2 Then
    MsgBox(0,"","License is Not Approved for this Machine")
Else
    MsgBox(0,"","License is Approved for this Machine")
EndIf
EndFunc
;~ #ce

Sorry if the the language is too jumbly bt i guess the code is pretty simple and clear. Pls help #noob here\

PS. in short this is something similar to a stackoverflow thread http://stackoverflow.com/questions/25387378/autoit-if-string-not-equal-doesnt-work-the-way-i-expect still i fail to solve the problem

 

Edited April 28, 2016 by CT83

[Melba23]

CT83,

When apparently identical strings fail to match it is usually because a non-printing character has appeared in one of them. Try looking at the binary of the 2 strings using StringToBinary and see if you can spot a difference.

M23

[CT83]

4 minutes ago, Melba23 said:

CT83,

When apparently identical strings fail to match it is usually because a non-printing character has appeared in one of them. Try looking at the binary of the 2 strings using StringToBinary and see if you can spot a difference.

M23

hm... well the strings dont contain any non printable characters according to me they are as follows

string 1= {AB17F0E6-ED0A-F61A-33CB-0E10649BE95F}

string 2= {AB17F0E6-ED0A-F61A-33CB-0E10649BE95F} n yes i am taking a look at the binaries thnx for the reply

edit- after taking a look at the binaries i see that the binaries dont match...! what maybe the reason for this?

Edited April 28, 2016 by CT83

[AutoBert]

Using StringStripCR with flag 8 for both strings will help. Also it's only the string from file which have the white space(s) (i think a @CRLF at the end?).

[CT83]

Hey!!..thnx a lot guys!.. That un necessary @crlf in the end was the problem... Thnx !!!!

[AutoBert]

1 hour ago, CT83 said:

That un necessary @crlf in the end was the problem

Yes "ABC"&@CRLF <> "ABC".