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====== MD5 ======
===== Description =====
Returns the MD5 hash of the provided text as a hexadecimal string
===== Syntax =====

''MD5 (text[, encoding])''

===== Parameters =====
Attribute of the Plain Text type or string constant or calculation producing text, and optionally a string naming the character encoding to use (if not specified the default encoding is used)
===== Returns =====

**Text**: the MD5 hash of the text, as a hexadecimal string

===== Example =====
<code aim>IF MD5 (Document.Text) <> Document.Checksum THEN ...</code>

===== Related =====

[[ref:a_f:f:af:generate_pwd|GENERATE_PWD]], [[ref:a_f:f:af:encrypt_base64|ENCRYPT_BASE64]], [[ref:a_f:f:af:url_encode|URL_ENCODE]], [[ref:a_f:f:af:to_lower_case|TO_LOWER_CASE]]