Extract embedded Flash SWF

[JohnBury]

Does anyone know if it is possible to extract and save an embedded .swf from
a powerpoint slide?

I have searched and found some 'C' code but it might as well be written in
Navajo!

Thanks in advance

 

[Luc]

UK John,
Here's a link to a code solution:
http://www.hairy-spider.com/PermaLink,guid,ae35144c-2977-4c0f-8e86-3515ee7b1121.aspx

 

[Jean-Pierre FORESTIER]

You can Save as Web Page the presentation. Y'll find in the folder created,
the SWF file

 

[John Wilson]

You would think that would work JPF but I dont think it does!

 

[JohnBury]

Thanks for the reply, but that is one I have already tried!

No .swf file saved, and the html 'page' is just a black blank!

 

[JohnBury]

Luc

Thanks for your reply (and for looking!) (you can feel it coming can't
you!), but I found that code, it is 'C' or 'C++'. Being a simple lad, I
wouldn't really know what to do with it!

Regards

John

 

[Luc]

John,
See if this helps:
http://www.hairy-spider.com/2006/02/21/ExtractingSwfFlashFileFromAPowerpointPresentationPart2.aspx

 

[John Wilson]

Hi Luc

Did you get the compiled code to work. I know how to use it (I think!) but I
keep getting an error (unable to initialise)
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John Wilson
Microsoft Certified Office Specialist
http://www.technologytrish.co.uk/ppttipshome.html

 

[JohnBury]

Luc

Many thanks, the compiled file worked (once I had discovered the file suffix
for the scrap file!)

Many thanks for finding and forwarding the link!

Best regards

John

 

[JohnBury]

Hi John

I tried the compliled version as soon as I found that Luc had posted it.

I know I will be teaching granny to suck eggs, but what I did was:

Open my PPT file

select the flash object and drag into a windows explorer folder
(c:\extractflash\sourceppt) to create a 'scrap' file (odd this doesn't show a
suffix though it does seem to have one!)

From a command prompt, used the following command string and it worked!

c:\extractflash\code\extractaflash.exe C:\ExtractFlash\SourcePPT\scrap.shs
C:\ExtractFlash\ExtractedFlash\outfile.swf

Good luck with it

 

[Luc]

JohnBury,
No sweat, I remembered a long thread in the newsgroup relating to the same
problem, just looked it up and bingo.

 

[Luc]

John,
Sorry for coming back to you so late, actually did not try the code yet. Saw
a posting from Echo Swinford referring to the code, so I figured if Echo
faith in it so can I. Meanwhile JohnBury posted that it worked for him.