Convert Photoshop .csh file to Illustrator vectors

Hi all
I have a custom shapes library that consists of some 200+ shapes that I have gathered over time. What i would like to know is whether there is any way of converting a .csh file or extracting the vector data so it can be opened in Illustrator.
I have already used the copy and paste process on a 50 shape library, but i am looking for a quicker way of doing this.
Any help or thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
TIA

No, not that I know of...
Mylenium

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Hi all
I have a custom shapes library that consists of some 200+ shapes that I have gathered over time. What i would like to know is whether there is any way of converting a .csh file or extracting the vector data so it can be opened in Illustrator.
I have already used the copy and paste process on a 50 shape library, but i am looking for a quicker way of doing this.
Any help or thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
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No, not that I know of...
Mylenium

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Sure thing - thanks so much for the help.
Here is a portion of the image that was sent back to me. The original file is 300dpi, but this one just looks awful compared to the original (non-vector) image.
Original image versus the converted vector image:
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hi i have the new
t7400 - intel xeon (2.83 ghz,2x6mb, quad core)
8gb quad channel fbd memory
300gb hd
adobe photoshop cs3 keeps crashing every time i try to copy illustrator vectors directly to photoshop.It just freezes(photoshop and illustrator only)the rest of applications work fine without any problems.
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as this is delaying me from completing client work.
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