Decryption of already compiled program

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diceman(Posted 2007) [#1]
Hello everyone, this may be a stupid question, but recently I lost the source-code for my project due to a fatal crash. The only thing I've got left is an slightly dated version of the already compiled exe-file. Now, is there any way, to, like "extracting" the source code back from it? So that I can continue programming on it? Ah, I fear there's not . . . :(
Thanks nevertheless.


JustLuke(Posted 2007) [#2]
Nope. At least not in a useful format.


Alaric(Posted 2007) [#3]
Yes, it's possible through programs called decompilers. However, the only decompilers that I've see only give you the assembly code of the program, and if your on a Basic forum... I somehow doubt that you know assembly. I guess it should be theoretically possible to do, as long as you know which language that the program was compiled in, but I think that you would be better served trying to use a program like the dos undelete program.


JustLuke(Posted 2007) [#4]
Hence the "not in a useful format" part of my reply. ;)