How we can read .exe file in vbscript. I need to search a specific word in exe file.

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Posted 2-Jul-15 22:46pm

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Richard MacCutchan · Answer 1 · 2015-07-03T00:02:00

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You cannot easily do this, even in code. An exe file is in a format specific to the platform it runs on, and any strings in the original source code may or may not be recognisable in the object. The best you can do is scan the file byte by byte looking for the pattern that you want.

Posted 3-Jul-15 0:02am

Richard MacCutchan