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May 19, 2010
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error creating swf movie file

  • May 19, 2010
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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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Correct answer kglad

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

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New Participant
May 10, 2022

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.

Known Participant
February 22, 2022

Same problem! Any solution? Thanks

kglad
Adobe Expert
February 22, 2022

read the suggested solution.

Known Participant
February 22, 2022

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

DG. David Escalante
Known Participant
December 2, 2017

Same problem here, nothing mentioned works.

schugabugAuthor
Known Participant
May 20, 2010

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

schugabugAuthor
Known Participant
May 20, 2010

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

schugabugAuthor
Known Participant
May 19, 2010

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

kglad
Adobe Expert
May 19, 2010

you're welcome.

kglad
kgladCorrect answer
Adobe Expert
May 19, 2010

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

New Participant
January 8, 2020

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

 

 

n. tilcheff
Brainiac
January 8, 2020

Just downloaded your file, mate. 

Exports a SWF just fine on my win 10 machine.

 

Nick - Character Designer and Animator, Flash user since 1998 | Member of the Flanimate Power Tools team - extensions for character animation