I can't acess FLA. files

I recently purchased a Flash Template that they said could be
edited in Dreamweaver.I have unpacked the files and they are all
visable on my computer.Including the FLA. file (where i supposed to
use to edit flash content).
When i open the template through Dreamweaver the FLA.files
are hidden.I am able to access and edit the site.WHY IS THAT?
I am able to acess the index files edit and save the content
,BUT it does not save it for flash mode.Meaning when i view the web
page in flash, no changes are shown.When i go back to the
site.Index files they show the changes.Huh!.
Can someone help.

> WHY IS THAT?
DW cannot open FLA files. Flash can open FLA files, and can
produce SWF
files from them. DW can INSERT SWF files on a page, but
cannot *open* them
either.
> Meaning when i view the web page in flash
We are really confused, including me.
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>I recently purchased a Flash Template that they said
could be edited in
> Dreamweaver.I have unpacked the files and they are all
visable on my
> computer.Including the FLA. file (where i supposed to
use to edit flash
> content).
>
> When i open the template through Dreamweaver the
FLA.files are hidden.I am
> able to access and edit the site.WHY IS THAT?
>
> I am able to acess the index files edit and save the
content ,BUT it does
> not
> save it for flash mode.Meaning when i view the web page
in flash, no
> changes
> are shown.When i go back to the site.Index files they
show the
> changes.Huh!.
>
> Can someone help.
>

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Jalk67 wrote:
> I have searched archived messages and although there
have been posts about
> this, no one seemed to have any answers. So, I thought I
would ask again. Oh,
> and please don't laugh!
>
> My company had a web site built back in 1998-1999. The
outside person they
> hired to do the site created a Flash animation. I do not
know what version was
> used or for sure what platform (PC or Mac). I do have
the .fla files as well as
> the .swf files to work with, but when I try to open them
I get this error
> message.
>
> "This document contains embedded objects that were
created with Microsoft
> Windows version of Flash. These embedded objects must be
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> on a Macintosh."
>
> I am trying to open the .fla files using an old Mac
version of Flash 4. (Yes,
> I said please don't laugh!) My company will not allow
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> upgraded version. Can anyone tell me why I am getting
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