How to know Visual Basic exe compilation type

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Dear Developers,

I have a Visual Basic Exe and i want to decompile it using some decompiler. After searching a lot on internet i came to know that there are different compilers for VB exe compiled into Native Code and P-Code.
So, my first requirement is- How can i know whether a Vb exe is compiled using native option or p-code option.
My second requirement is- Can you tell me a good decompiler whether free or paid to decompile my vb exe?

Thanks in Advance........

Posted 18-Dec-12 17:32pm

AnkitGoel.com

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Christian Graus · Answer 1 · 2012-12-18T17:45:00

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If you mean VB6, then you should just throw it out, VB6 is rubbish and long unsupported. If you mean VB.NET, then you are wrong, you're probably confused by VB6. All VB.NET apps are compiled the same way, to MSIL.

Posted 18-Dec-12 17:45pm

Christian Graus

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AnkitGoel.com 19-Dec-12 0:21am

But there is some important code in that exe. And we don't have source code.

Christian Graus 19-Dec-12 1:01am

Well, if it's VB6, I thnk you're screwed. You were screwed when you used a program that was 'important' without having the source code.