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YaBoiJaCrispy5D11
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July 4, 2021
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Help needed. "Unexpected File Format" with .fla files

  • July 4, 2021
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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

 

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    YaBoiJaCrispy5D11Author
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    July 4, 2021

    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

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      Anonymous
      September 25, 2023

      how do i do that?

      can you do step-by-step

       

      kglad
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      kgladCommunity Expert
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      September 25, 2023

      probably file > import 

      n. tilcheff
      n. tilcheff
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      July 4, 2021

      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.

       

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