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May 19, 2010 5:02 PM UTC
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error creating swf movie file

Why am I getting this error message when I try to test a clients swf file from a fla file....Error creating SWF movie file    Be sure the destination file is not locked or on a locked drive

How do I fix it?  I've gotten this before and dont remember what causes it.

Barb

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kglad
kgladCorrect answer
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May 19, 2010 5:39 PM UTC

save the fla with a new name, use the default swf name and retest.

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May 10, 2022 11:24 PM UTC

Greeting Everyone!!... This happened to me for like 2 weeks, this got solved after avast anti virus asked to allow animate get access to my documents.... I answered "yes" and this problem got soved by itself.... I remmembered 3 weeks ago I had just installed Avast Antivirus, and this antivirus asks you this for every program that creates changes whit your local documents,  it happended with illustrator , photohop and the others adobe programs I usually use, but this had not happened because i had not used animate in a long time, check out your antivirus, specially avast antivirus and make it allow animete to get access... Hope this works foes.

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Known Participant
Feb 22, 2022 10:21 AM UTC

Same problem! Any solution? Thanks

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kglad
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Feb 22, 2022 1:24 PM UTC

read the suggested solution.

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Known Participant
Feb 22, 2022 2:30 PM UTC

Thanks, i was missing one step. Its the publish dir that was giving me problems.

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DG. David Escalante
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Dec 2, 2017 7:14 PM UTC

Same problem here, nothing mentioned works.

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schugabugAuthor
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May 20, 2010 3:49 PM UTC

I figured it out, I clicked on default names at the publish swf screen, that worked.

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schugabugAuthor
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May 20, 2010 3:27 PM UTC

Hi,

Back again,  trying to open this fla file from client, yesterday I saved it with new name and today it is locked again, the new name is too!  I have saved it under different names as suggested yesterday, also on external harddrive,  but nothing will open it!  Any tricks to this? Maybe I should delete everything and re download it?

Barb

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schugabugAuthor
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May 19, 2010 6:12 PM UTC

I know I can always count on kglad!  It took a couple of tries, but it works now. Thanks!

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kglad
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May 19, 2010 8:18 PM UTC

you're welcome.

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kglad
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kgladCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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May 19, 2010 5:39 PM UTC

save the fla with a new name, use the default swf name and retest.

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Participant
Jan 8, 2020 5:22 AM UTC

I am encountering the same problem, getting the "Error creating SWF movie file. Be sure the destination file is not locked or on a locked drive. Also, check that file name is not too long."

I've tried all solutions mentioned in here but nothing works. Help please!

The .fla file is: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kD5v8XHblAoMXG-nz_vssfdXUBuKEu1Z/view?usp=sharing

 

 

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n. tilcheff
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Jan 8, 2020 5:34 AM UTC

Just downloaded your file, mate. 

Exports a SWF just fine on my win 10 machine.

 

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