VB6 decompiler

[Bron_gon]

I recently crashed my system and after reinstalling and restoring my project files from my zip disks I found that I had somehow forgotten to backup two of my projects that I had partially completed for use in my church. I have the compiled versions but no source.

Does anyone know of a good freeware decompiler for vb6. I've heard that you can sometimes run them and recover your code although with the lose of comments.

Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.

[Jlarini]

Bron,

I so UNHappy to say you that:

This decompiler doesn't exist...

I just saw 2 real decompilers for VB6, and both don't get back your code... One of them, I tried, just get back the Functions and something like this.

As Functions read:

Private  Function xxx () as xx
End Function

And I don't remember if the function's name is recovered (such as the param and the return type...

JL

[Jlarini]

Oh! I forgot to say 2 things...


1st - It's not Freeware, it costs about US$ 400,00.

2nd - What it does, believe it or not, you can do by reading your .exe... (It only gets the "words", using some standard caracteristics to know whats is Function / Sub and so on)

JL

[Bron_gon]

cheers i wont by it though

[vbNeo]

Originally posted by Bron_gon
cheers i wont by it though

Obviously....

I believe you could interface your application by using SoftIce or something like it - but it does require knowledge of ASM, and really isn't a feasable solution.

[Bron_gon]

yes yes i know thanks though