How do I find the programing language?

Hi people,

How do you go about finding what language was used to create an .exe file or
program?

Regards

Steve

Lots of languages can create exe files.
C, C++, Visual C++,visual basic, liberty basic, etc.

Liberty basic can be downloaded for free at www.libertybasic.com You may
use it as long as you need to evaluate it. Then a run time package costs about
$50 for top version.

You can not make exe files until you get a runtime package.

There is a free game tutorial at the newsletter page.

go to www.libertybasic.com and then check links for newsletter.

> Liberty basic can be downloaded for free at www.libertybasic.com You
may
> use it as long as you need to evaluate it. Then a run time package costs
about
> $50 for top version.
>
> You can not make exe files until you get a runtime package.
>
> There is a free game tutorial at the newsletter page.
>
> go to www.libertybasic.com and then check links for newsletter.

How does your plug for libertybasic answer his question?

Andy

> How do you go about finding what language was used to create an .exe file
or
> program?

You can't.


KC

"SteveL" <@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<g1Lhb.174621$JA5.4388584@news.xtra.co.nz>...
> How do you go about finding what language was used to create an .exe file or
> program?

Almost any programming language can be used to make an .exe file:
Java, C, C++ VisualBasic, etc. What you need to make the .exe, though,
is a compiler. Some are free (e.g. Java, gcc). Some you have to buy
(e.g. Visual C++), but these are usually full IDE's and have a ton of
other stuff that help in programming.

Why do you ask? What are you trying to find out? Your ultimate goal
will effect the language you choose.

"SteveL" <@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:g1Lhb.174621$JA5.4388584@news.xtra.co.nz...
> Hi people,
>
> How do you go about finding what language was used to create an .exe file
or
> program?

Not always possible, but what I do is I use a binary editor to scroll
through the .EXE file and most times you'll find some string which gives it
away such as 'Microsoft C Runtime' (Visual C++) or 'Visual Component
Library' (Delphi).

"Dr. O" <dr.o@xxxxx> wrote in message news:<3f8abe50$0$35695$1b62eedf@news.wanadoo.nl>.. .
> > How do you go about finding what language was used to create an .exe file
> > or program?
>
> Not always possible, but what I do is I use a binary editor to scroll
> through the .EXE file and most times you'll find some string which gives it
> away such as 'Microsoft C Runtime' (Visual C++) or 'Visual Component
> Library' (Delphi).

Doe! I read the question wrong. I read the "was" as "is." So Dr. O
here is right--you can't always tell. I think MS's latest compilers
always slap in a message like the one he indicates. Other than that,
though, you can't always tell.

I don't know how it'd help you anyway. I don't know what you're trying
to do, but knowing what a language was written in initially won't
really help you crack or hack it AFAIK.