Convert .ai file without PDF content

[B·Ware]

I have 1 adobe illustrator file that I need converted to SVG. Could someone with Illustrator do that for me?

[loukash]

VectorStyler – which is currently on sale – can "crack-open" native *.ai files without PDF stream. Depending on complexity, the results can be useful although some cleanup will be likely necessary.
Content exchange with Affinity apps then usually works via copy & paste pretty well, too. 

[walt.farrell]

@B·Ware: you could also try Photopea (photopea.com) as it claims to have support for .ai files.

And the mentioned VectorStyler has a free trial period if you don't want to purchase.

[loukash]

26 minutes ago, walt.farrell said:

Photopea (photopea.com) as it claims to have support for .ai files

Interesting!
I just tested a few: Some seem to work, others don't.
One of the *.ai files that worked is a layout (a multipage CD booklet draft, not even the final version) I created in FH9 over 20 years ago, then I converted it to *.ai about a year ago for archive purposes using AI CS5 but obviously I accidentally saved it without the PDF stream. (Note to self: resave!)
But the result is less than useful. I can only see what the file was "roughly" about. Saving as PDF and opening in ADe displays quite a mess.

VectorStyler, on the other hand, does a decent job on the same file. The typography would need some readjustments but the original graphics from Freehand seem to have translated pretty well.

So if it's just for a one-off *.ai file, then a VectorStyler trial is definitely a good solution.

[B·Ware]

The file in question states: This is an Adobe® Illustrator® File that was saved without PDF Content.

VectorStyler did a decent job of opening it, but I haven't found a way to end up with editable text.