VBScript.Encode

i'm looking at some asp files and alot of the code looks like this

Code:

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<%=#@~^CwAAAA==~M/crKD:r#MgMAAA==^#~@%>

---

at the top of the page there is this

Code:

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Language=VBScript.Encode

---

can anyone explain this to me?

According to MSDN, it is a way to hide your code. Here is the link
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...erOverview.asp