Ability to dump script file from compiled EXE?

[MuffinMan]

I spoke briefly with a consultant last week that uses another scripting tool for his scripts (WinBatch). He was telling me that he set sets up an "escape hatch" on all his complied scripts so that if he loses the source code he can still get it back. He said that if he creates a file on the root of C: called iminbigtrouble.txt and then runs his EXE that it will dump the source code into that file so that he can get back to (evidentally Winbatch scripts are nearly impossible to decompile?). I don't really know the guy that well and I'm a little sceptical that he was perhaps just blowing smoke.

But I thought this was a cool idea and wondered if anyone else had thought of this or is doing this, or is it even possible in AutoIT?

[BigDod]

  MuffinMan said:

I spoke briefly with a consultant last week that uses another scripting tool for his scripts (WinBatch). He was telling me that he set sets up an "escape hatch" on all his complied scripts so that if he loses the source code he can still get it back. He said that if he creates a file on the root of C: called iminbigtrouble.txt and then runs his EXE that it will dump the source code into that file so that he can get back to (evidentally Winbatch scripts are nearly impossible to decompile?). I don't really know the guy that well and I'm a little sceptical that he was perhaps just blowing smoke.

But I thought this was a cool idea and wondered if anyone else had thought of this or is doing this, or is it even possible in AutoIT?

You could always FileInstall a copy of your script into itself that only installs if a certain criteria is met.

[cdkid]

Well, probably not the best idea, but you could include the .au3 file and then compile, and if used with a command line arg like

myexe.exe mypasswordcommand

it would fileinstall to c:

--just a thought

~cdkid

edit:

too slow again!

oh well, i said more than bigdod

Edited March 6, 2006 by cdkid

[Valuater]

in my "Autoit Wrappers" post you can find many helpful additions to your script

here is one like you were looking for

; Command Line decompile to desktop
; Author Skruge

If $CMDLine[0] > 0 Then
      If $CMDLine[1] = "/decompile" Then GetSource()
  EndIf
  
; Main Code Here
  
  Func GetSource()
      FileInstall("MyScript.au3", @DesktopDir &  "\")
      Exit
  EndFunc;==>GetSource

8)

[Jos]

Why not just EXE2AU3 ?

[5eraph]

An escape hatch sounds like a great idea now that I've lost some hard to duplicate code. I wish I had thought to do this.

  On 3/6/2006 at 6:24 PM, 'Jos said:

Why not just EXE2AU3 ?

When will EXE2AU3 support v3.3.0.0 code? Is an update in the works?

[Jos]

  On 12/6/2009 at 4:25 PM, '5eraph said:

An escape hatch sounds like a great idea now that I've lost some hard to duplicate code. I wish I had thought to do this.

When will EXE2AU3 support v3.3.0.0 code? Is an update in the works?

Never.