Re: spl decompiler

"Leffler, Jonathan" <jleffler@visa.com> offerred: +>If an spl decompiler exists, its my solution. +>If you know one, please tell me. + +Why would you need one? The source for the SPL is stored in the database +along with the compiled code (so it can be reoptimized when necessary), so +there shouldn't be any reason why you need the decompiler Well, one of the options we discuss in class for creating "secure" stored procedures (i.e. one that nobody knows what it does) is to remove the uncompiled version from the database. Since the compiled version is still present, the procedure will run, but no nosy individuals can go poking around it. This is ESPECIALLY useful in situations where a vendor is creating a system for deployment on customer sites. Anyone at the customer site could have informix login capabilities, and thus be able to hit the database, dump the SPL code, rewrite the procedure to their liking and rebuild the proc, possibly defating the purpose the procedure had in the first place. By pulling the source out, that is not possible. Just a thought. -- Dave Kosenko davek@summitdata.com Director of Training Services (732) 469-4070 Summit Data Group (an Informix Authorized Education Center)