Export to Flash CS4

I have an interaction built in CP and it runs pretty well. However, when I exported it to Flash CS4, I lost all the interactions (it became a simply linear play)and got a big bunch of errors while previewing it.
If files exported to Flash from Captivate can not be edited in Flash, what's the purpose of providing this exporting feature then?
Is this a bug?
Anyone has experience with attempt to edit the actionscript in Flash after exporting the CP file to Flash CS3 or 4?
Thanks a lot.

"Steve Gaghan" <[email protected]> wrote in
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news:gedl6k$n9b$[email protected]..
> Thank you for the suggestion. That's what I thought.
But, maybe I am not
> doing
> something right, but when I select File > Export, CS3
is grayed out. Do I
> need
> to select any other options prior to this.
Sounds like it might be locked to Flash CS3. Captivate 3 does
not know
anything about Flash CS4, since it was released a long time
after Captivate
3.
Steve
http://twitter.com/Stevehoward999
Adobe Community Expert: eLearning, Mobile and Devices
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