Following on from a previous entry on powerpoint presentations: http://www.hairy-spider.com/2004/10/29/ExtractingAFlashFileFromAPowerpointPresentation.aspx

I've compiled the source included in that entry and uploaded it to the website for general consumption. I've done nothing to the code other than compile it.

When you download the file, you must extract the file somewhere on your machine. Please put it in a memorable and easy location, e.g. c:\

Then you need to open a command window ( start -> run... -> cmd) then you need to type something like:

c:\extractaflash.exe path_to_my_scrap_file.scrap c:\outfile.swf

This will then create a new file in the c:\ location called outfile.swf which will be the shockwave flash object.

I would work on a gui application but I don't have any sample scrap files to hand. So you'll have to make do with this.

You can now download the extractaflash executable.

As a side note, it's amazing how something you do can end up all over the shop in all sorts of code that you as the original writer of the code have no knowledge about. I don't really mind people using my code but a little bit of appreciation would be nice. I know that licenses are supposed to stop this sort of thing, but it's just a rude not even including a reference to the originator of the code.