I haven't done any serious C# or .Net development in 3-4 years, but when I did one of the tools I used the most was a free app called .Net Reflector. You could use it to decompile unobfuscated .Net apps, but more importantly you could use it to decompile the core .Net libraries themselves for a direct view of what was going on beneath the surface.
My first thought looking at this demo app from the silicon vendor was to download Reflector ... but alas, Reflector seems to have gone commercial since I last used it. I don't have a problem paying for tools (everyone needs to eat) ... but in this case it's not something I'd use more than once, and so I did a quick search for free alternatives.
The two main free replacements seem to be ILSpy and Telerik's JustDecompile. They'll both do the job, but I went with JustDecompile simply because I've used Telerik products before.
My first thought looking at this demo app from the silicon vendor was to download Reflector ... but alas, Reflector seems to have gone commercial since I last used it. I don't have a problem paying for tools (everyone needs to eat) ... but in this case it's not something I'd use more than once, and so I did a quick search for free alternatives.
The two main free replacements seem to be ILSpy and Telerik's JustDecompile. They'll both do the job, but I went with JustDecompile simply because I've used Telerik products before.
Decompiling Your .Net App with JustDecompile
After downloading and installing JustDecompile, you just need to point to your .exe (or perhaps your .dll), and if it was written using .Net (and isn't obfuscated), you should be able to see some details from the binary and browse the IL code:
From here, you simply need to start exploring the binary, and the tools will decompile the IL code in the binaries back to your .Net language of choice (most tools support at least C# and Visual Basic.Net). The Telerik tool also has a 'search' tool where you can search for types, or do free text searches (for values like 'Lux' for example).
A few seconds of digging, and I came up with this for example:
A few seconds of digging, and I came up with this for example:
From here, you should be able to convert the code back to C or whatever other language or platform you're using, and you'll have a working program in no time ... or at least you should get a nudge in the right direction. In any case, it sure beats waiting for your 'bottle tossed into the the ocean' support request to come through!
