How does one decompile and recompile a database application?

To Decompile an Access database you’ll need to create a shortcut with the following elements: Path to the MS Access Executable (MSACESS.exe) Path to the database you would like to decompile The /decompile flag All together, then, the shortcut would look something like the following: “C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\MSACCESS.EXE” “C:\users\tim\documents\Mydatabase.mdb” /decompile Obviously, the paths will be … Read more

Decompile Python 2.7 .pyc [closed]

In case anyone is still struggling with this, as I was all morning today, I have found a solution that works for me: Uncompyle Installation instructions: git clone https://github.com/gstarnberger/uncompyle.git cd uncompyle/ sudo ./setup.py install Once the program is installed (note: it will be installed to your system-wide-accessible Python packages, so it should be in your … Read more

How to get Java Decompiler / JD / JD-Eclipse running in Eclipse Helios

Here’s the stuff I ran into: 1) RTFM and install the “Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package” mentioned at top of the installation docs. I missed this at first because the Helios instructions are at the end. 2) Close all open editor tabs before opening a class file. Otherwise it’s easy to get an … Read more

IntelliJ shows decompiled .class file instead of source code

1. Get the source files Make sure you have downloaded and installed the source files of the JDK. I’m on Arch Linux and installed them with pacman -S openjdk8-src which put a src.zip into /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk/. We’ll use that zip file in the next step. To list source packages of different JDK versions, do pacman -Ss … Read more

how to use DEXtoJar

Follow the below steps to do so_ Rename your APK file(e.g., rename your APK file to .zip Ex- test.apk -> test.zip) & extract resultant zip file. Copy your .dex file in to dex2jar folder. Run setclasspath.bat. This should be run because this data is used in the next step. Go to Windows Command prompt, change … Read more

How to decompile DEX into Java source code?

It’s easy Get these tools: dex2jar to translate dex files to jar files jd-gui to view the java files in the jar The source code is quite readable as dex2jar makes some optimizations. Procedure: And here’s the procedure on how to decompile: Step 1: Convert classes.dex in test_apk-debug.apk to test_apk-debug_dex2jar.jar d2j-dex2jar.sh -f -o output_jar.jar apk_to_decompile.apk … Read more

How to decompile a whole Jar file? [closed]

2022 update: QuiltMC/quiltflower is the latest most advanced Java decompiler: Quiltflower is a modern, general purpose decompiler focused on improving code quality, speed, and usability. Quiltflower is a fork of Fernflower and Forgeflower. Changes include: New language features (Try with resources, switch expressions, pattern matching, and more) Better control flow generation (loops, try-catch, and switch, … Read more