Help needed. "Unexpected File Format" with .fla files

[YaBoiJaCrispy5D11]

I'm using Macromedia Flash 8 and whenever I try to open a .fla file with resources I need it says "unexpected file format" I've searched for answers but haven't found anything that worked. Please help

[n. tilcheff]

This simply means that the FLA files you are trying to open were saved by a later version of Flash in the newer format.

Flash 8 will only be able to open FLA files saved by Flash 8 and earlier.

All versions of Flash prior to CS6 can only open their own FLAs and those saved by earlier versions.

They can also save one version down.

A CS4 FLA for example needs to be saved down to CS3 format in Flash CS4, then opened in CS3 and saved down to Flash 8 format, so that you can work on it in Flash 8.

[YaBoiJaCrispy5D11]

nevermind! figured out a solution, not exactly what I was going for but found out that importing the .swf file that came with the resources to the stage worked

[n. tilcheff]

Well done!

[Guest]

how do i do that?

can you do step-by-step

[kglad]

probably file > import 

[Guest]

[kglad]

are you importing a swf?

if so, what version of flash/animate created it?

[Guest]

im using .fla i just realised i was supposed to do .swf

is there any way to convert fla to swf?

btw the version of flash is in the screenshot(flash8)

[kglad]

to create a swf from a fla, it has to be opened in some flash/animate version and published.

and your screenshot only shows what version is being used to (try to) open, not create.