Using Reflector To Create VisualStudio Project

Question

I have a .exe app which I want to understand better - I can see it in reflector

Is there any way to get reflector to create a VS project with the code so I can view it properly in Visual Studio?

Awful

Answer 1

Nothing special is needed, it is built into Reflector, albeit not very discoverable. Right-click the assembly in the left pane and choose Export. You'll get a chance to change the output directory. Click OK and Reflector starts decompiling the code, creating a source file for each individual class. And creates a .csproj file which you can open in Visual Studio.

Tenet

Answer 2

Check out Jason Bock's FileGenerator, it might be what you are looking for.

Contrast

Answer 3

I've used Denis Bauer's Reflector.FileDisassembler http://www.denisbauer.com/NETTools/FileDisassembler.aspx. It works well enough to compile and step through the code.

Veneer

Answer 4

Yea there is, but it doesn't come cheap http://www.remotesoft.com/salamander/

I have used it to decompile assembly, but I've never used the feature to decompile it into a project so can't give you a review on that. The quality of the decompiler will match the one in reflector.

They also be some legal issues associated with decompiling exe into project - and source for recompilation, so use it with care.

Halda

Sorry to ask, but why did you used it instead reflector? That slamander seems fine, but as reflector was free, until version 6, and very versatile... – Simpatico

I am just not aware that Reflector had that feature. I agree that it will be a free/if not much cheaper option to do this – Halda