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    DLL extract into source code

    hi..
    i have a dll file which is not a COM component.
    i need to know all of the functions and events used inside the file.
    By reading the documentation, it help me with functions names, but still can't see how the functions implemented and what events are used.

    Is there any method/software that can convert the DLL file into original source code ? (the DLL file was written in C language).

    i'm using .net 2.0 framework.
    thx for reading..

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    Re: DLL extract into source code

    If you know that the DLL was written in C then you should also know that there won't be any events. Also, reverse engineering is just something you're not supposed to do. You could try reading the book "Reversing."
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    Re: DLL extract into source code

    As DNA said, if the author hasn't provided source code then they don't intend you to know the implementation. If all you want to do is use the functions then you don't need the implementation, but if you want to copy the implementation then there's every possibility that you'd be breaking the law.
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