Tools like HxD allow you to open the .exe as raw data to search for readable ASCII or Unicode text manually. 3. Source Code or Scripting

A popular tool for extracting strings from binary files .

If this is a generator used for a specific platform (like a legacy financial system or game server), the "text" you need might actually be a configuration file (like .ini or .json ) or a template that the .exe reads to perform its functions.