Does anybody know where i can get programming codes for Microsoft programs?

Question

I am wondering if anyone can help me.....i am wanting the program codes to create a program....i need the ones for things like word....publisher.....powerpoint.....etc...does anybody know anything gotta do this for a project....well find the codes..thanks bye! xx

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Answer 1

You could get fried to such a thing. Most of MS applications are protected by international copyrights laws. Of course no one heeds to them; we see a lot of piracy and stuff happening. But thats just the way things are. And I believe that most of the ideas that are used in building systems are also patented...which makes the possibility of acquiring ms code almost zero. Of course you could reverse engineer if you'd like...try figuring out how things work by extensively intereacting with it.

Like for e.g. I try to make my own version of notepad by trying to do a lot of things to it. Try dragging and dropping a text file and it opens...then I wonder how this is done. Then if I don't have a clue I pop my doubts in groups or forums. There is always someone out there who must have figured what you are trying to do.

Yes you could learn a lot by discussing in forums and involving yourself with the development of some open source programs, etc.

Answer 2

Quite apart from the fact that Microsoft software is copyright and the source code is protected, a program as complicated as Word or Publisher is also likely to be hundreds of thousands of lines long - you are not likely to be able to understand it just by looking at the code.

You would be able to access the source code for open-source programs - eg OpenOffice, which has equivalents for many of the Microsoft applications, or the Mozilla browser - but the same issue will apply.

Answer 3

Hello

It is highly unlikely that you will be able to decompile an application back to source code, and reverse engineering is illegal!

If you want to make a program such as a word processor then:

You firstly need to know what programming language you are going to use to code the program. E.g. Visual Basic, C#, C++, Pascal, etc... Then you need to learn how to code in the language which you have chosen.

Remember, software vendors have full-time professional programmers working for them; who spend years developing applications. I don't mean to sound negative / harsh but give up before you just waste your time....

Thanks

Answer 4

Good question, but unfortunately, Bill Gates and his army of monkeys dont just leave their code laying around.

The easiest thing to do is look for some open source versions already out there, and you can then freely pull the code apart, assuming you know what you are doing.

However if you are someone who can program presentation suites, and word processors, you shouldn't really have to ask this question, unless your knuckles drag along the floor and you live in a cave, just you and your PC. :o)

just messin'

Answer 5

The source code libraries for those programs are protected by copyright. Anybody who helps you is risking serious trouble.

There are likely open-source versions of those programs (similar, but different enough) that you'll be able to find if you search for them.

Answer 6

You can code C++ in Notepad. All you really need is the compiler. That said, I agree that, so long as you just want your program to run on Windows, Visual C++ Express is a fine choice.

Answer 7

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/