Is there a way to import debug/symbol information of a C++ DOS executable to IDA?

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I have an old DOS program compiled using Borland C++ (1991 version)

The end of the executable contains many strings preceded by an underscore which looks like debug/symbol information :

eg:  _HandleMemory, _AddKey, _SetPalette, ...

Most of these strings seems to be functions or variables names.

However once the exe is opened in IDA, that information is not used, most functions are simply named this way (except some known C functions like _qsort) :

sub_XXXXX

Is there a way to import that info back to IDA ?

tigrou · Answer

In case anyone has same question, here is how I solved it :

1) I exported all debug symbol information to a text file, using TDUMP.

TDUMP somefile.exe > 1.txt

2) I cleaned the txt file to keep only useful information :

[Function name] + [Address]

3) I imported the file back to IDA using a python script : see here

ramikg · Answer

I've written an IDAPython script which parses the debug information and then performs the corresponding renamings, all from within IDA.
The script, along with simple usage instructions, are available on GitHub.

Is there a way to import debug/symbol information of a C++ DOS executable to IDA?

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