tags:

views:

116

answers:

2
+1  Q: 

Recover WinForms from dll

We think most of the source has been recovered through .NET Reflector. A utility which export the dll as C# source.

The only missing part is WinForms which is not included when .NET Reflector export the dll source.

Is there any way to get the WinForms recover from dll?

Thanks.

+1  A: 

If it's not in the dll, you can't get it out :-)

But possible some class files are the forms you're searching for. Maybe you have to add a reference to System.Windows.Forms.dll to your project.

Rhapsody  2010-03-24 12:40:11
any other utility that can do this?
Ramiz Uddin  2010-03-24 13:03:18
what would you suggest what should we do next?
Ramiz Uddin  2010-03-24 13:03:36
First you have to verify if the Windows Form is actually in the dll. If it's not in the dll file, it is impossible to recover them since there's nothing to recover. Are you sure the forms are in the dll?A WinForm is nothing but a collection of partial classes; a Designer and Code. So when exporting the whole assembly, add a reference to System.Windows.Forms.dll and try to figure out which classes are most likely forms.
Rhapsody  2010-03-24 13:34:37
@Rhapsody I think it didn't export without System.Windows.Forms.dll
Ramiz Uddin  2010-03-24 13:52:14
Reflector is able to export everything, but the result is often a project with some errors because several references are not added. But I see in a different comment that you're getting errors when you open a form in the designer. Can you post those errors?
Rhapsody  2010-03-24 13:55:54
A: 

From Visual Studio 2005 on, Windows Forms classes are partial classes split into a Designer generated part (MyForm.designer.cs) and your actual implementation (MyForm.cs). You can see that in Explorer when you create a new Form from scratch.

In order to resolve your problem you would have to split up the class exported by Reflector the same way that Visual Studio does: Place the InitializeComponent() method and all control declarations into the MyForm.designer.cs file and the remaining code into the MyForm.cs file.

0xA3  2010-03-24 13:25:01
@divo thanks I like the idea :) i'm going to try it
Ramiz Uddin  2010-03-24 14:01:03

related questions

Multiple choice on WinForms
Disabling a ListView in c#, but still showing the current selection
Override tab behavior in WinForms
Simple animation in WinForms
Formatting text in WinForm Label
Can you use generic forms in C#?
Future proofing a large UI Application - MFC with 2008 Feature pack, or C# and Winforms?
Why do I get the error "Unable to update the password" when calling AzMan?
HowTo Disable WebBrowser 'Click Sound' in your app only.
In WinForms, why can't you update UI controls from other threads?
Compact Framework/Threading - MessageBox displays over other controls after option is chosen
"Could not find type" error loading a form in the Designer
HTML Email Editor in a Windows Forms Application
Best way to access a control on another form in WinForms?
How to programmatically iterate datagrid rows?
How do I make event callbacks into my win forms thread safe?
Should I provide accessor methods / Getter Setters for public/protected components on a form?
Print a Winform/visual element
How to make a button appear as if it is pressed?
How to render a control to look like ComboBox with Visual Styles enabled?
Possible to "spin off" several GUI threads? (Not halting the system at Application.Run)
How should I translate from screen space coordinates to image space coordinates in a WinForms PictureBox?
Global Exception Handling for winforms control
Looking for a MVC Sample for WinForms
Displaying Flash content in a C# WinForms application