Source code recovery

[Marc Miller]

I've lost the source code to a vb windows forms app. Is there any tool
that will recover the source code?


TIA,
Marc Miller

 

[Guest]

If you didn't do any obfuscation then you should be able to recover most if
not all of it using something like Reflector or Anakrino.

 

[Marc Miller]

Thanks for your response. I downloaded Reflector, but I cannot
find how to rebuild the project. Do you know if there are any web
references on how to use this tool for a restore?

Thanks again,
Marc Miller

 

[Guest]

Yeah sorry I should have explained a little. Reflector is a decompiler and
should allow you to view the source code but you would need to essentially
recreate the classes/solution manually. This is a bit of a ball-ache if your
application was large but might be your only way. People do write plugins for
Reflector so there might be one out there that will output to file.

 

[JungleCreatures]

Marc,

It is possible to recover sources with Reflector and some Addins with
some manula effort. You might instead want to consider using our
commercial Decompiler.NET decompiler and obfuscator product. It will
allow you to easily recover high level source code, generate a new
csproj for you, and quickly rebuild your project so it runs correctly
with no manual changes required. We also will provide free support to
assist you in getting your recompiled code to compile and run
correctly. You can download a trial version from the products page on
our web site at http://junglecreatures.com/