Reading DLL files

[aimeeandbeatles]

I'm just curious of what's inside a DLL file. But I tried opening in NotePad and got gibberish. Is there any way to read it?

 

[Synobun]

Get a .dll editor program...

You also need to decompile them I think.

Quick Google search brings this - http://3d2f.com/tags/dll/decompiler/
1 and 3 may be what you want.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Thank you. I tried googling but it came with funny results. 'Cos I didn't know of decomplying.

 

[Till]

DLLs are binary files, so you have to use a hex editor to edit them. If you don't have the source code to them, you'll have to use a disassembler to get readable code. I use IDA Pro.

Even then, it takes lots of time and a solid knowledge of (Windows) Assembler to make sense of the code. It's very hard work, but it allows you to do all kind of funky stuff: From removing copyright protections to expanding the functionality of programmes.