How to convert Strings and handle Variables in IDA Pro?

13 views Asked by Adrian Preuss At 29 March 2024 at 22:56

By open the Pseudocode View in IDA Pro, i've getting following result:

char *v39; // [esp+16Ch] [ebp-15Ch]
v39 = aReload;
Arguments[1] = v39;
_execv(FileName, (const char *const *)Arguments);

How i can convert the Strings directly from the assembly data source:

.data:005D8C98 aReload         db '/reload',0          ; ...

directly to the pseudo code like:

Arguments[1] = "/reload";
_execv(FileName, (const char *const *)Arguments);

I rarely use IDA, but there was once a setting or key combination that I forgot to change this behavior.

How can I make the pseudocode more compact so that it is easier to read, especially with large methods?

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