__hot__: Borland Delphi 7 Decompiler

Report: Borland Delphi 7 Decompilers

Date: October 2023 (Knowledge cutoff) Subject: Analysis of tools and methods for reversing Delphi 7 compiled binaries.

4.5. dnSpy / ILSpy (NOT for Delphi)

• Only for .NET – included here to avoid confusion.

7. Comparison of Free vs. Commercial Options

| Tool | Price | Source Code Recovery | Form Recovery | Ease of Use | |------|-------|----------------------|---------------|--------------| | IDR | Free | Good (flat Pascal) | Excellent | Medium | | DeDe (old) | Free | Fair (only signatures) | Good | Low | | IDA Pro + Plugins | ~$1,600+ | Poor (C pseudo-code) | Medium | Low (expert) | | ReFox (for Delphi Prism) | N/A | Not for Delphi 7 | N/A | N/A | borland delphi 7 decompiler

Step 3: Generate the Pascal Units

Navigate to Tools -> Decompile to File. IDR will ask for an output directory. It generates: Report: Borland Delphi 7 Decompilers Date: October 2023

• Unit1.pas (source code unit)
• Unit1.dfm (form text representation)
• Project1.dpr (main project file)

3. Available Tools for Delphi 7 Decompilation

Several tools are considered industry standards for this version. Only for

8. Alternatives When Decompiler Fails

• Debugger (OllyDbg, x64dbg) – dynamic analysis.
• Resource editors (Resource Hacker) – extract DFM/icons.
• Hex editors – search for string constants.
• Memory dumping – for packed executables.