Editing Embedded Resource

[Sahil Malik [MVP]]

Okay, so say I have a compiled DLL that contains a string resource.

I don't have access to the source code of the dll, but I wish to change that
resource.

How can I do that?

- Sahil Malik [MVP]
Upcoming ADO.NET 2.0 book - http://tinyurl.com/9bync

 

[Guest]

Given that resources are (officially) read only, your best bet would be to
use ildasm to disassemble the assembly, edit the string, and recompile it.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...l/vbtchTroubleshootingNETInteroperability.asp has a bit on how to do that.

Brendan

 

[Sahil Malik [MVP]]

Well ildasm's code isn't quite recompilable easily. And I really don't want
to mess up the rather extensive functionality in that dll.

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- Sahil Malik [MVP]
Upcoming ADO.NET 2.0 book - http://tinyurl.com/9bync
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Given that resources are (officially) read only, your best bet would be to
use ildasm to disassemble the assembly, edit the string, and recompile it.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...l/vbtchTroubleshootingNETInteroperability.asp
has a bit on how to do that.

Brendan

Okay, so say I have a compiled DLL that contains a string resource.

I don't have access to the source code of the dll, but I wish to change that
resource.

How can I do that?

- Sahil Malik [MVP]
Upcoming ADO.NET 2.0 book - http://tinyurl.com/9bync
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[Nathan Kovac]

You try using a normal hex editor?

Well ildasm's code isn't quite recompilable easily. And I really don't
want
to mess up the rather extensive functionality in that dll.

--

- Sahil Malik [MVP]
Upcoming ADO.NET 2.0 book - http://tinyurl.com/9bync
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------

Given that resources are (officially) read only, your best bet would be
to
use ildasm to disassemble the assembly, edit the string, and recompile
it.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...l/vbtchTroubleshootingNETInteroperability.asp
has a bit on how to do that.

Brendan

Okay, so say I have a compiled DLL that contains a string resource.

I don't have access to the source code of the dll, but I wish to change that
resource.

How can I do that?

- Sahil Malik [MVP]
Upcoming ADO.NET 2.0 book - http://tinyurl.com/9bync
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[Nathan Kovac]

Or notepad searching for the string you want to change.

Well ildasm's code isn't quite recompilable easily. And I really don't
want
to mess up the rather extensive functionality in that dll.

--

- Sahil Malik [MVP]
Upcoming ADO.NET 2.0 book - http://tinyurl.com/9bync
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------

Given that resources are (officially) read only, your best bet would be
to
use ildasm to disassemble the assembly, edit the string, and recompile
it.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...l/vbtchTroubleshootingNETInteroperability.asp
has a bit on how to do that.

Brendan

Okay, so say I have a compiled DLL that contains a string resource.

I don't have access to the source code of the dll, but I wish to change that
resource.

How can I do that?

- Sahil Malik [MVP]
Upcoming ADO.NET 2.0 book - http://tinyurl.com/9bync
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