Can you view the source code of an exe file?

[_fan_]

I want to view the code of a program to see what is going on behind the scene. I won't be selling it or exactly reengineering it, I just want the best information available to me when I try to code my program.

[basscleff]

might try a hex editor to view the program in hex.

or a decompiler for the language you created it with.

[ping_anand]

The answer is No. The executable can be created from any programming language. If you have the debug image of the application and if you have the right set of tools then it maybe possible to see the assembler code.

The analogy of trying to find out how the pig looked like by looking at the sausage was a nice and perfect one! :)