how to open a .dll file

[Samuel Atkinson]

your help will be very helpful for me. someone knows how to open a .dll file or convert .dll file to docx or note pad format. I have a .dll file but unabled to open it.

 

[Lomaus]

You don't open a dll, you call it.

 

[legion85]

why would you want to open a dll? what are you trying to achieve?

 

[Samuel Atkinson]

why would you want to open a dll? what are you trying to achieve?

I have a client whom has a file on that format need to extract the files utilities

 

[itz_styx]

execute from command line : rundll32.exe <dll>,<entrypoint> <arguments>
thats how you can run it, if you want to see the contents you need to use a decompiler.

 

[Samuel Atkinson]

execute from command line : rundll32.exe <dll>,<entrypoint> <arguments>

can you help about it. I can pay a micro gift $ to you.

 

[itz_styx]

it depends in what language the dll was created and if its protected.
you can get some more info here https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/vstudio/en-US/05b3cf5d-ead3-4274-88f5-6e8cbda8e8d8/decompiling-a-dll-file-to-view-source-code

 

[Pesa Man]

I just googled "how to open a .dll file" and got this:
Method 1 – to Open DLL File

1. First you have to go to the window registry.
2. Open the command prompt.
3. Click on the start menu bar and pressing the window key +R.
4. Typing “cmd.” Navigate to the location of the DLL files and hold the shift key “Open command window here.
5. Type” regsvr32 dllname. dll” and press enter.

Read more methods here: https://opendllfiles.com/

 

[blue_knight]

You got things mixed up: the dll is 'dinamic link library' meaning that it is basically a library of functions called by executable programs. You don't have any useful information in it, to convert it to a human readable file. So, it's not a document, it is a bunch of functions need by the applications to work.

 

[homenet]

If you're on Windows download olydbg (http://www.ollydbg.de/) which will decompile the dll and list its methods.

 

[Lomaus]

If you're on Windows download olydbg (http://www.ollydbg.de/) which will decompile the dll and list its methods.

Ah yes recommend a person that has no clue what a dll is to read raw asm

 

[Samuel Atkinson]

Issues solved. Mod can lock this thread.