Certain .cs files in our project have either gone corrupt or have been encrypted. Is there any way to get the code back.
Hello All,
We recently inherited code from a developer who it seems have deliberately corrupted certain cs files in the dotnet project or either has encrypted them.
We are in a big problem as we are not able to run or executed the project in the VS 2005 or create the executable.
Is tehre any way to get code back for a certain .cs file ?
I am attaching one such file.
SInce this is important and urgent i am willing to put a high score for this question if we can get help in time.
Regards,
Nitin K
SetPasswordDialogForm.Designer.c.txt
We recently inherited code from a developer who it seems have deliberately corrupted certain cs files in the dotnet project or either has encrypted them.
We are in a big problem as we are not able to run or executed the project in the VS 2005 or create the executable.
Is tehre any way to get code back for a certain .cs file ?
I am attaching one such file.
SInce this is important and urgent i am willing to put a high score for this question if we can get help in time.
Regards,
Nitin K
SetPasswordDialogForm.Designer.c.txt
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WHERE CAN I FIND FileDisassembler ?
Hi PresageSolutions;
Once you have gone to this link:
Lutz Reflector for .NET - To download click on Reflector.zip link
http://www.aisto.com/roeder/dotnet
You will see the hot link called Add-Ins to the right of the words ".NET Reflector, Version 5.1.2.0, Add-Ins" when you click on Add-Ins it will take you to this web site:
http://www.codeplex.com/reflectoraddins
The fifth add in on the list should be FileDisassembler .
Fernando
Once you have gone to this link:
Lutz Reflector for .NET - To download click on Reflector.zip link
http://www.aisto.com/roeder/dotnet
You will see the hot link called Add-Ins to the right of the words ".NET Reflector, Version 5.1.2.0, Add-Ins" when you click on Add-Ins it will take you to this web site:
http://www.codeplex.com/reflectoraddins
The fifth add in on the list should be FileDisassembler .
Fernando
ASKER
Hi I did exactly as you mentioned and i do get a lot of files. But some files i am not able to get back.
Like -
1. In the source directory called SAM there is a file called SetPasswordDialogForm.Desi
2. but when i disassemble all the dlls that are there in the SAM/Bin/release directory i am not able to get back the SetPasswordDialogForm.Desi
Can you please help me here ?
Thanks!
Nitin K
Like -
1. In the source directory called SAM there is a file called SetPasswordDialogForm.Desi
2. but when i disassemble all the dlls that are there in the SAM/Bin/release directory i am not able to get back the SetPasswordDialogForm.Desi
Can you please help me here ?
Thanks!
Nitin K
It looks like the program load all of the designer code in the .cs file by the same name, in this case SetPasswordDialogForm.cs, as it did in version 1.1 of the .Net Framework.
When I said "This isn't a perfect solution because it is decompiled code meaning that the compiler can change aspects of the code so they decompile slightly differently" this is part of what I was talking about.
Once you have assembled the code, a disassembler no longer has a reference to how the code was originally organized in files the folder structure or the file names is lost. What is retained is the essence of the code, the aspects that made it work.
I'm sorry to say that no disassembler is going to give you back file for file comment for comment the code as it was written. What you should be getting back is code that is functionally identical. It is up to you to work through what was lost and rebuild.
Once you have assembled the code, a disassembler no longer has a reference to how the code was originally organized in files the folder structure or the file names is lost. What is retained is the essence of the code, the aspects that made it work.
I'm sorry to say that no disassembler is going to give you back file for file comment for comment the code as it was written. What you should be getting back is code that is functionally identical. It is up to you to work through what was lost and rebuild.
Hi TheLearnedOne;
I have posted links to Reflector and a plug-in and he was able to recover most of the code if not all with a little reconfiguration.
Fernando
I have posted links to Reflector and a plug-in and he was able to recover most of the code if not all with a little reconfiguration.
Fernando
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Grading at Experts Exchange is not like school. It's more like the "10-point Must" system in professional boxing; in other words, an answer is worth an A, unless it doesn't resolve your issue. If it requires you to do a little more research, or figure out one more piece of code, then it's worth a B. If you think it's not worth a B, the custom is to offer the Experts an opportunity to earn a better grade.
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Remember, the Experts helping you today are probably going to be helping you next time you post a question. Give them a fair chance to earn an 'Excellent!' grade and they'll provide you with some amazing support. It's also true that a "C" is the lowest grade you can give, and the Experts know that -- so use it judiciously.
The use of a C in a vindictive manner is likely to be changed by a Moderator. You may not like the answer you get, and in some cases, you may not like the way it is delivered, but if it is deemed to be accurate, no less than a B is an acceptable grade.
This isn't a perfect solution because it is decompiled code meaning that the compiler can change aspects of the code so they decompile slightly differently but if you have a known set of corrupted files this should get you going. I have used reflector many times to check up on the build manager in my organization to verify that he is compiling the latest revision of the code with all the modifications made. It produces clean c# code and is an indispensable tool.
Oh and go get some version control software SVN, CSV, Visual Source Safe. The cost in time is nothing to the cost of lost code.