Re: How to get the source code of a Visual Basic .EXE file

[Michael Ryan <michaelrtr@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'll let the PC experts give the definitive answer, but I think the answer
is no for any newer version of VB. The default is to compile to machine
code, and that makes the decompilation process pretty difficult. I think
there are some products out there that make a claim, but I dunno how good
they are.

On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 1:42 PM, <Peter_Vidal@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi list:
>
> I have a program (.exe) that was developed using Visual Basic.  The
> compiler and source code is gone from the laptop it was developed in and I
> only have the executable.
>
> Is it possible to get the source code from the .EXE object?
>
> PETER VIDAL
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