Get source code from Click Once Application

Question

Is it possible to de-compile the executable Click once application into the original source code i.e. the .cs file? Using C#.NET Visual Studio 2010.

Answer 1

You can't decompile it to the original .cs file, but you could use one of the many decompilers (such as Reflector) to decompile the executable into something similar to the original source, provided it wasn't obfuscated or otherwise protected in a means that prevents this.

This will require tools in addition to Visual Studio, however. Visual Studio doesn't have a built-in decompiler (other than Ildasm, which is part of the framework).