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Originally posted by andrewas:
Unfotunately, VB programs are not compiled to machine code, they are compiled to a byte code which is run by an interpreter. And the byte code is unpublished. I have seen efforts to make a VB5 compiler, but the only successful one isnt available any more. I wouldn't expect to see a VB6 one in the near future if at all.
Even if there was one, it wouldn't compile back to very pleasant source. All comments, variable and function names, informative formatting and everything that makes the code human readable would be gone. It could be disentangled, but unless its your own code it would be difficult.
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Do you remember the name of or the company who made the VB5 decompiler?
Yeah I agree, the decompiled source would be extremly messy, but I do remember AshSoft's program, of course as you say the comments are gone etc. But still it actually did work (to the extent of
almost being legible).