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[jmprice]

I downloaded this program. I was written in VB. I know it was. THe only thing I got is an Install.exe then the actual application. Is there any way to view the source code, I tried opening it in VB. Thats as far as I got before I turn to you guys

Thanks.

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[trollacious]

No, if the program is compiled, the source code isn't there. There are theoretically some programs to disassemble a program written in VB to source code, but I haven't tried any.

Lee

 

[strongm]

Nope. 'fraid not.

 

[CubeE101]

You could always learn Assembly Language...
(Just Kidding... There IS a reason for compilers ;-))

When the Source is compiled, everything that makes it legible as "VB Source" is gone... out the window...

The compiler takes all of your variables, functions, loops, and what not, and turns them into memory offsets, and there is no way to reverse the process...

The source code is just an easy way to write a program so you don't have to count bytes, and remember all the offsets, ect...

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[chiph]

There are code decompilers out there, but the code they produce won't be anything that you can use -- it'll be un-commented assembly language, or maybe generic C code with variable names like "A" "B", etc.

And since you're asking this question on a VB forum, it's not likely you've ever done anything like this. You've got probably a good year's worth of studying ahead of you if you want to understand what the decompiler is producing.

Chip H.


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