Help with changing an application

[dvdk]

i have a problem and was wondering if someone could help me.
i have my entire code and i know it works and i have been using it for a while now.
i published the application but i deleted all the files except the application, and now i need to change just 1 line in that application. how can i change that one line?
i have the code and i am triing to change the form.designer.vb to designer to see the application but it doesnt work.
can anyone help me with this?
i cant post the code because its too long(77000characters)

[Shaggy Hiker]

I'm not quite clear on what you did and did not delete. You said that you deleted all the files except the application, but then you say you have the code and are trying to change form.designer.vb. So....you did NOT delete the code files? What did you delete, and I suppose it would be interesting to also know why you deleted it, though I doubt it matters?

.VB files are all just text, so you could open one even in NotePad and make changes, but that won't matter if you can't compile it back into the .exe. But what you can do depends on what you did and did not delete.

[.paul.]

you mean you just have the executable?

[GBeats]

Hi,

to save all the questions heres some answers since im here.

1. if you only have .exe then you can either start from scratch and rebuild it or reverse engineer it(which i have no idea about)

2. if you have the code but not the GUI then you will need to recreate the GUI and COPY/PASTE the code back, be careful not to copy paste event handlers etc

3. if you have the files its just that the forms not showing then look at 2.

hope this helps good luck you got some work to do.

[Siddharth Rout]

1. if you only have .exe then you can either start from scratch and rebuild it or reverse engineer it(which i have no idea about)

Even if you have an idea, please do not post it here.

I would highly recommend that you read the Acceptable Use Policy

[GBeats]

Hi,

Koolsid i understand your concern but i think it is misplaced, but i will be more careful in future.

there purely valid options which he can choose from, and it save him asking the question himself.
and if it is his program, he has the right to do anything he wants to it.
and if its not its pretty clear he wouldnt have a clue how to go about 'copyright infringement' (not putting you down dvdk, i dont know either) because he'd be on "http://iwannabreakthelaw.net" (i hope that site doesnt exist lol)

anyway sorry ill be more careful, and dont worry i wont help people break the law.


EDIT: removed the link

[Siddharth Rout]

Koolsid i understand your concern but i think it is misplaced

No it is not misplaced.

and if it is his program, he has the right to do anything he wants to it.

No you are again mistaken. Consider a very simple scenario. You have lost password for YOUR MS Office document (Excel/Word whatever). You are not supposed to HACK it (though you will find plenty of ways to recover that password on the web). You are supposed to contact MS Support. Now whether you still go ahead and hack it or reverse engineer it is totally your call but that discussion will not happen in VBF.

anyway sorry ill be more careful, and dont worry i wont help people break the law.

Thank you.

If you would like to continue this discussion then please feel free to PM me and we will take this offline.