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Problem

I have a large file that was serialized using BinaryFormatter that I need to create a class for, so that I can serialize similar files.

What I have tried

I came across this answer that explains how to do this manually.

However, the file I have is over 500kB, so this would take a very long time by hand.

Question

Is there a way to automatically get the structure(s) described within the file?

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    You need to use the same classes that were used to serialize. Do you have the original classes? It also may need to be done with same Net/Core version that was used to serialize. Commented Aug 2, 2023 at 20:17
  • I do not have the original classes. I started working through using the answer that I mentioned and was able to get a bit of it loaded. But looking at my progress it will likely take weeks to get through the whole file. Commented Aug 3, 2023 at 11:36
  • See following : github.com/bbowyersmyth/BinaryFormatDataStructure Commented Aug 3, 2023 at 12:13
  • That has helped a lot. However, I am seeing some variables that have forward slashes (/) within the variable name (e.g. Item5/B). This is obviously not possible in C#, and I am having difficulty finding what that could represent. Commented Aug 3, 2023 at 14:51
  • I used xml serializer and got following Item5_x002F_B Commented Aug 3, 2023 at 17:23
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