VB Decompiler

MrUnleaded · Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2002 5:48 am Post subject: Proposal

Ok.... here is an idea i thought of....

since there is arround 1500 psuedo op codes.... i was thinking that i could make some form of online database of them all.....and we could all argue over how each is parsed etc....

i think it would have a dedicated forum....each topic would be one p-code and the contents would be all the data.... then we can argue for each in the standard message board fashion....

but on top of that i would make a php script that would convert all the topics into one file that would be updated at the same moment that any pcode is changed.....

in otherwords.....when we agree on a change....the change is made and in theory we could have our decompilers download the pcodes from my server each time you start your app( or however youd like to do it)

let me know what you all think of this idea...

you can either give a reply of vote....or even both...
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sarge · Moderator Joined: 24 Sep 2002 Posts: 194

Emphatically yes; I love to argue!

Besides, hasn't this type of process proved itself reasonably well in all the other structure forums/threads...someone says "A", someone else says "B", 3 or 4 discussions occur, a third party pops up with "A except when B" or whatever, and we reach a working concensus. Even it the current state of the existing structs is not 100%, we have a good start and are continuing to refine as we learn more. No reason not to continue this process for whatever new subject needs to be attacked.

Of course, I would not want to be the one to have to manipulate what is sure to be a lot of threads and have to keep the database of opcodes up-to-date with whatever new/changed info is determined/decided; surely a massive undertaking.

Also, we need to really think-out the format so we don't end up with a large batch of data that has to be re-formated because it's missing a field, or is not properly delimited, etc.

Sarge

PS: how did I become an "almighty admin"? I don't even know how to do that stuff!

MrUnleaded · Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2002 2:58 pm Post subject: Re: vote

[="sarge":2ygirlfc]
Of course, I would not want to be the one to have to manipulate what is sure to be a lot of threads and have to keep the database of opcodes up-to-date with whatever new/changed info is determined/decided; surely a massive undertaking.[/:2ygirlfc]

I am willing to do it.... anyone else that wants can help

[="sarge":2ygirlfc]
Also, we need to really think-out the format so we don't end up with a large batch of data that has to be re-formated because it's missing a field, or is not properly delimited, etc.

Sarge
[/:2ygirlfc]

here is my thoughts on the format....each opcode will be stored in the phpBB database as if it were topics on a forum.....

Subject Line would contain something like: "2A ConcatStr"

and then the message would contain:

NumberOfBytes: 0
ArgumentString: [no args]
SourceString: <(%p1 & %p2)
Comments: this added two strings together from the stack and puts it back on the stack

and then i could get the items out using a reg. exp. and when getting them all out...it would be in a list format....tab-delimited or something....like:

Anonymous · New User Joined: 10 Feb 2008 Posts: 0

Ok, give me some time to look at this...

By the way, is it proper that I can read and post here without logging in?

sarge

MrUnleaded · Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2002 4:08 pm Post subject: Re: Maybe

[="Anonymous":3614w404]Ok, give me some time to look at this...

By the way, is it proper that I can read and post here without logging in?

sarge[/:3614w404]

hmm...i think i made this one public....i guess ill change it

i was like "what the....Guest?!?"....hehe
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