Decompiling CFC applications

#1 08-23-2008, 05:59 PM

One of the original programmers at the company I work for now compiled some of
the CFC applications we use for our shopping cart software. There have been
some changes that have come up that require us to modify those components, but
the original source code can't be found on the server.

I figure this is probably a sensitive subject since I don't think it's
something people like to openly discuss reverse engineering of software, but
luckily it is our software. Is there any way we can go about getting the
original code?

#2 08-27-2008, 01:53 PM

If your application is running a CFC, then odds are the CFC is on the server.
What happens if you restart your server? Does the CFC still run? CFC's are
not considered a true object oriented set of programming, if you have the
actual CFC file, then you may edit it.

#3 08-27-2008, 04:08 PM

> If your application is running a CFC, then odds are the CFC is on the server.
> What happens if you restart your server? Does the CFC still run? CFC's are
> not considered a true object oriented set of programming, if you have the
> actual CFC file, then you may edit it.

Unless of course - as the OP says - it's been compiled.

You can decompile the Java byte code with a Java decompiler (use Google),
but you cannot restore if from there to CFML. It's a one way trip.

To the OP: how did you lose your source code? You've got a serious
procedural (in the "work place" sense not the "programming paradigm" sense)
problem there, which you ought to be looking at. Where's your source
control?

--
Adam

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