Flash can not parse this document

I have just had a Flash CS5 file corrupt on me. It comes up with this error message: 'Flash can not parse this document'. This is the second time this has happened to one of my Flash CS5 files. My colleagues have had problems with their files too and we bought a bit of software called 'Sothink SWF decompiler'. This has been a useful way of getting Flash files back from swf's however this has not worked with my file today. It doesn't work perfectly with other files anyway as it looses all of the library names and layer names, a big problem with a complex file.
So my questions are
1. can you help me get my file back?
2. I don't recall having any problems with SC3 so what has happened in these later version to cause this dreadful problem? One of my colleaguse has had 40% of her files corrupt sinse using CS5.
3. Then can you tell me whether this problem, that has exsisted in Flash since CS4, will be fixed in CS6 as we will be upgrading when it becomes available?
4. When is Flash CS6 going to become available?
Many thanks

You're all very unlucky to get this problem. I don't know why you guys got the error when transitioning from Flash CS4 to CS5. My transition went perfectly fine, and the game I was developing went through perfectly clean.
Sorry about your problems
dikuno <><
P.S. By the way, that file that was mentioned "textLayout_1.0.0.595.swz", is created whenever you put in TLF text that is edited at runtime via ActionScript and use Runtime Shared Library (RSL) preloading. Did you leave all your text boxes be, or convert them all to TLF?
P.P.S.S. I was very lucky that I didn't lose my project when I transitioned, as my current game is actually due in around a week. Hoepfully none of your projects that you lost are due in a week.
P.P.P.S.S.S. Imagine if this happened to Alan Becker while he was working on Animator vs. Animation II (it took him five months).
P.P.P.P.S.S.S.S. I feel especially sorry for the guy who spent three months on his online multiplayer real-time game. Must be a real shame to lose all your work after all those late nights and sore backs...
P.P.P.P.P.S.S.S.S.S. If you don't know what Animator vs. Animation is, you should watch the animations. You can find them on YouTube - just look up "Animator vs. Animation" and "Animator vs. Animation 2".
P.P.P.P.P.P.S.S.S.S.S.S. Sorry about all the PostScripts.

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