Viewing object code?

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In the old days, before Microsoft, compilers all had an option to list the code they produced so that you could see what compiled well and what did not. Programmers quickly learned not to use what the compiler made a mess of. This often led to 2:1 speedups in programs.

Is it possible to view the code that VB compiles your program into? Perhaps this may be easier on older systems like VB5 before the advent of JIT compiling?

Thanks in advance for the help.

Steve Richfie1d
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