Creating an illustrator file from an indesign file

Is there any way of exporting or turning an indesign file into an illustrator file. Not by exporting as a PDF or an EPS and then opening that in illustrator. I mean that in one step (through a third party plug-in in indesign maybe) an indesign file can become an actual illustrator file, headers and file icon looks like an illustrator file etc?
Thanks, Tim

I'll try and clarify as best I can. My hands are a bit tied with confidentiality rules at my company. I guess the best way to put this is we have an automated workflow using indesign server. We want to supply some of our products as actual illustrator files but all our assets are indesign files.

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