Editing PS Actions in text editor

Hi everyone,
A while back I created an Action in PSCS6. One of the steps in the action resized the document using the Image Size command window. I wanted to change the value from 800 pixels (height with constrain proportions) to 400 pixels. I first saved the Action using the Save Actions command using a different name and then opened it in Notepad text editor. I located the entry and changed the '8' to a '4' and saved my work. Then I relaunched PS and tried to import the new action using the Load Actions command.
Instead of the action loading into the Actions panel, I got an error message:
Could not load the actions because the file is not compatible with this version of Photoshop.
anyone know why changing one character would render the file useless?

The action palette is a full fledged action editor is a simple drag and drop to dupe your action then all you need do is edit the step you want to change then rename the Action copy.
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