Converting Actionscript 1.0 to 2.0 in Flash 8

Hi there,
Currently, I am developing game using Flash MX which i using
Action Script 1.0. However, I have install Flash 8.
My question is, how am I to convert the my previous
actionscript 1.0 to actionscript 2.0 in Flash 8?
Thanks.

most of it should be done by flash when you open your a.s.
1.0 scripted swf in flash 8 that has publish settings for a.s. 2.0.
some of it you'll need to do by hand, though.

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> Yes, all these swf files which have been written in AS1
still work
> in the current browsers (perhaps the browsers autodetect
the
> correct version of flash player for my swf files)
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deprecated
ActionScript terms (such as the "add" concatenator) that are
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supported. It sounds like your AS1 SWFs happen to be free
from those very
few scenarios.
> However, now the problem is I need to add more stuffs to
> modify these old .fla files using the current version of
flash.
That really shouldn't be a problem. :)
> And the new Macromedia Flash doesn't seem to
auto-convert my
> old AS1 scripts for the new flash player 8 or higher...
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which
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specifically? (I ask,
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light.
David Stiller
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http://tinyurl.com/2k29mj
"Luck is the residue of good design."

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