Opening a SWC file

Most of what you read on the internet insists that SWC files are Flex/Flash Builder files… which they are, but what most sources don’t mention is that they are also plain old ZIP archives. If you really want to easily check out the contents of your SWC file (without having to create a new “namespace” for it and jump through all sorts of other hoops), here’s what you do:

1. MAKE A COPY OF THE FILE ***
*** I will not be held responsible for anything that happens if you fail to do this! 😛

2. Change the file extension to ZIP

3. Extract it as you normally would extract any other ZIP file

4. You’re welcome.