# Extracting a SWF from an EXE

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/extracting-a-swf-from-an-exe/211940>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 6, 2007, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/extracting-a-swf-from-an-exe/211940 "2007-01-06T18:53:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ayman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@Ayman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ayman)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2007, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/extracting-a-swf-from-an-exe/211940/1 "2007-01-06T18:53:08Z")

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Is there a way to extract a swf from an exe? I overwrote my original FLA , and the only trace I have of my old work is in an EXE file. I want to convert it to swf then import is to flash. Is there anyway at all to get an swf from an exe? I know that vice versa is possible.

Thanks!