Extract scripts from exe?

Beedle · September 16, 2011 12:58PM

Hi,
Is there a way to extract the scripts from an exe(and dll) package? My problem is this: I have a exe/dll set created from a database (and network environment) no longer in existence. I made the mistake of letting the SQL Packager include logins, so now when I attempt to run it, it fails right away trying to create a domain\login for an invalid domain. Short of actually creating the domain and user, can anyone think of a way I can extract the scripts from this package? I was thinking of maybe somehow tricking the exe into sending the commands to a shell, or some way to have it keep executing after errors.

Thanks,
Beedle

James B · September 19, 2011 7:33AM

I can't think of a massively simple way of doing this. You could try our .NET Reflector product, as this will let you see the source code for the .exe. The scripts is stored as a bunch of string resources. However, if you ticked the box to compress these when you originally made the .exe, you won't be able to view them in any meaningful sense.

Beedle · September 19, 2011 12:30PM

Thanks for the idea James. When I try to open any of the dll's resources, I get an "Invalid resource file signature" error.

James B · September 19, 2011 12:34PM

Unfortunately, that suggests the string resources are compressed.

I don't know of a way to decompress those I'm afraid, and I don't think there's any way to get the script to continue if it encounters an error as the rollback code is part of the script. So it looks like really you'd need some way to create those users first.

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