Convert XAP to XWB

What is XAP file?

The XAP file extension is a compressed container format developed by Microsoft Silverlight for storing application programs and files. The files of this type are created automatically when applications are built using Silverlight. It is served by the web server in a similar way to any other web page content. Technical Details XAP files are ZIP archives that contain a .DLL file (Dynamic Link Library). This DLL file contains all the c# code libraries, . [ ⏩ ] XAP file extension

What is XWB file?

A XWB file is a container file format developed by Farseer Games for its XACT Sound Engine. The file format is used to store a collection of audio wave files that are used for sound effects and background music in Xbox, Windows, and Windows Phone video game development projects. It can also be used for DirectSound3D sound effects in software applications. XWB files are supported by various game engines, such as .Net Framework, as well as several gaming audio libraries, such as OpenAL. [ ⏩ ] XWB file extension

How to convert the file from XAP to XWB?

To successfully convert the XAP file to XWB, you should install one of the applications from the list. After installing the software, open the program and select the file you want to convert (file-name.XAP). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case XWB (usually converters allow you to convert to several different formats, so check out their features - maybe one of the available formats will suit you more than XWB).

What is a file conversion?

A data conversion is normally an automated process to some extent. The effect of the operation of one program is automatically the input product of another application. If that does not happen we need to help the process a little bit and convert the file on our own, e.g. XAP to XWB. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.

Program for converting XAP files to XWB files is a kind of a "binary code translator" compensating for the differences in the code or translating it in such a way so that another application could use it. For us, as users, the visible change will be only another file extension. (After converting the file, it will be the extension XWB, while before this step we had the XAP file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new XWB file, or not.

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