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Extract Flash SWF from Excel file

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Got a flash game embedded in an Excel file. Want to download it to your local computer and save the flash game. Here is a small method of doing it.

You need to use a small VBA program to accomplish this.

1. Open a new Microsoft Excel document,

2. Click the Tools menu, Marco, Visual Basic Editor. You can also press the ALT+ F11 hotkey to bring up the VBA editor,

3. While in MS Visual Basic editor, click the View Code icon on the upper-left panel,

4. Copy the VBA program source code at below here and paste it onto the VBA source code editor,

5. Press F5 to execute the VBA source code,

6. An Open File dialog box prompts you to select the Office Excel document that embed the SWF Flash animation file,

7. A message box appears shortly after the Excel file is selected, with a message that says where the extracted SWF Flash animation file is saved in local hard disk.

 

Here is the code


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