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Taking VB 6.0 at the local community college. The teacher sent out a .exe file and I want to look at the
source code to see how he did a few things. Somehow he has locked it down, is there anyway I can do this?
I've tried right-clicking and viewing properties but that didn't do anything.
thanks
Are you talking about the Visual Basic source file(s) or are you talking about the compiled .exe file... if you are trying to decompile the .exe- good luck, i don't think it's easy... if you are viewing teh source files, he might have used "Source Safe" a third party application that works with VisualBasic (and other Visual Studio apps) to lock/protect there source code... again, i don't think you can decompile a visual basic executable... the best you could do is either Hex it or debug? either one sin't really going to help you much... good luck :)
you could use a program called SmartCheck, by NuMega, to trace the execution of the program. its output is extremely detailed for debuging and is the next best thing to the source code. (it practically is the source code when you look at it enough)
http://www.compuware.com/products/numega/index.htm
NOTE: make sure you have a good look around in the programs settings to make sure it reports only what you want. i'd recommend suppressing system API and OLE calls, as with most scripting languages, they are quite numerous.
Well i don't think that some(n)one can see the source code of any programme made by M$'s progz languages and Borland's. If you would then we would already knew the source code of Windows (at least Win 3.1, 95...and maybe newer because they had the win.exe) then there wouldn't be fact the chaos with this ****ing M$'s source code. I'm sick with this company. SUPPORT OPEN-SOURCE at least of the Windows.
Thank you.
I tried this recently on one of my own programs.
What you are trying to do is decompile the program.
Youy need a VB decompiler. (Not available after VB 3)
If you look at www.majorgeek.com there is a decompiler which works upto 3.
I would try this you might get lucky.
M
I didn't know you could do that with SourceSafe... How does it work, does it encrypt the source code? Have you got a link to somewhere with more info?Quote:
Originally posted here by tampabay420
he might have used "Source Safe" a third party application that works with VisualBasic (and other Visual Studio apps) to lock/protect there source code...
I used to use the software in my job but I never learnt it's advanced functions, only used it for source control. What you just described sounds like a cool feature as source code is valuable and might best be stored encrypted.
Your only option here is to ask your teacher for the source-code. To see the source-code of a VB 6 .exe file you would need a decompiler, and they do not exist. :) If you look for it in Google you might find some promising links, but you'll soon find out they are all just crap. It is true though, that there were decompilers for early versions of VB. But I don't know how good they were...Quote:
Originally posted here by JockVSJock
Taking VB 6.0 at the local community college. The teacher sent out a .exe file and I want to look at the
source code to see how he did a few things. Somehow he has locked it down, is there anyway I can do this?
proactive->taken from http://msdn.microsoft.com/ssafe/prodinfo/features.aspQuote:
Protect documents among team members.
Check in and check out file locking securely protects files from accidental overwrite by preventing more than one user from modifying the same file at the same time.
to clear things up :)
Thank you! :)
My sugestion is, "Ask to youre teacher how they did the thing you need to now". Thats the easyest thing you can do. Because to do an hex analisis or decompiling, you will need advanced knowledge, and too much time to spend.
Or you can find on the internet for a specific question, about the thing you need to now that they did.
xDrack
MS Visual Sourcesafe is for version control, not for protecting your source code. We use it extensively here to archive projects and to share the files in between users in the office.Quote:
Originally posted here by tampabay420
proactive-> taken from http://msdn.microsoft.com/ssafe/prodinfo/features.asp
to clear things up :)
From http://msdn.microsoft.com/ssafe/prodinfo/overview.asp
Quote:
Visual SourceSafe 6.0c is the ideal version control system for any development team using Microsoft Visual Studio® .NET. Historically, problems within the team development environment stem from the inability to work comfortably in a setting sensitive to their projects and source code. While every project requires an adequate level of software management, the costs and overhead associated with file-based version control often outweigh the benefits. By providing project-oriented software management, Visual SourceSafe enables teams to develop with the confidence that their projects and files will be protected. It's simple enough to use right out of the box, and it's integrated with the development environment developers already work in.
Integrated features of Visual SourceSafe enable developers to access the full power of team development features—all from within the familiar Visual Studio environment they already use. Many features trigger automatically, such as when a file is about to be changed, providing a safety net for team members and ensuring the protection of the project.
Visual SourceSafe also provides an extensive feature set designed to save time and money through reliable source code control. It enables development teams to automatically protect and track their most valuable source code, documentation, binaries, and all other file types as they change throughout the software life cycle. For example, check in and check out file locking securely protects files from accidental overwrite by preventing more than one user from modifying the same file at once.
Thanks everyone for the help, my knowledge of rules behind VB is limited at this time, since I don't work in it day to day, but I will upload the file the forum. It is pretty simple. I know the logic behind it, but I wanted to see how my teacher did certain things.Quote:
Originally posted here by XDrack
My sugestion is, "Ask to youre teacher how they did the thing you need to now". Thats the easyest thing you can do. Because to do an hex analisis or decompiling, you will need advanced knowledge, and too much time to spend.
Or you can find on the internet for a specific question, about the thing you need to now that they did.
xDrack
To download file, change txt to .exe. It was the only way that I could upload it.
If you have visual studio you can pass the exe through the built in debugger (forgot the name) That won show you the VB code..it will show you the BASIC code underlying the VB (line numbers, GOTO's and all) its really kind of neat, and it lets you know what’s wrong with VB. IT's not OO its just basic with a neat Visual wrapper thrown over it to hide the bad code that lies underneath.
If you wanna learn how to do something in vb try one of there sites, the first is better, but both are good
http://www.planetsourcecode.com
http://www.vbexplorer.com
or if all esle fails google it
Dahquim
JockVSJock, I think your missing a .dll .ocx or module file when you sent that. If you would just tell us exactly what you would like to know I would be more than willing to help you. If unlocking the source is your problem then make sure its not saved to a CD-R because it usually doesn't let you write to those unless you take out the disk and put a clean CD-R in but this shouldn't prevent you from atleast takeing a look at the code though :rolleyes: (Thats If you even have the source...)
P.S. Converting your files into .zip format might be easyier for you to send your programs next time.
Sounds so naive.Quote:
Originally posted here by ii-monk
Well i don't think that some(n)one can see the source code of any programme made by M$'s progz languages and Borland's. If you would then we would already knew the source code of Windows (at least Win 3.1, 95...and maybe newer because they had the win.exe) then there wouldn't be fact the chaos with this ****ing M$'s source code. I'm sick with this company. SUPPORT OPEN-SOURCE at least of the Windows.
Thank you.