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On 03/17/2012 08:45 AM, Kiuhnm wrote:
> Your way is easy, but the result is poor.

In what way?  What is your recommended way?

> Your should try to rewrite it. 
> Decompilers do exactly that.

Decompilers rewrite code for people?  That's really neat.