Trouple opening a .fla

i have just downloaded a .fla template, and cannot seem to
open the template in flash MX. any thoughts? this is the error that
comes up when it won't open: faild to open document: main9_v8.fla
thanks. colin

Hi,
I can't open a .fla that crushed while saving.
I work on windows 7, Flash CS3.
It seems that the problem comes from a "content" file missing in the .fla structure.
All my work is here but this file seems to prevents the opening of my .fla.
There must be a solution, I just don't know anything about this "content" file!
HELP?
Kevin A.

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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 deleted before opening 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 the resources to buy an upgraded version. Can anyone tell me
why I am getting this message? How I can open these files? or
ANYTHING I can do? Thanks for the help.

i think your company's lack of resosurces allocated to
software updates has finally caught up with
them :p
The only thing you can do is find flash 4 - install it on a
pc - open the FLA and well...come to
think of it - i have no idea what that error could mean - FLA
files are cross-platform. Original
author must have embeeded windows video files or something -
i cant even remember what flash 4 did
or did not support. Flash 4 didnt have a dependant files
feature (i dont think).
chances are the error is generic and the real issue is that
the file is old and possisbly corrupt. I
dont have flash 4 anymore but you could post the fla to see
if it can opened at all - on PC and/or
MAC - then try downloaded the 30-day trial of flash and
editing it - or search ebay for flash 6 or
even 7 at a cheap cost.
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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
deleted before opening
> 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
the resources to buy an
> upgraded version. Can anyone tell me why I am getting
this message? How I can
> open these files? or ANYTHING I can do? Thanks for the
help.
>

Flash cs3 unexpected file format ... how can I open this .fla??

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Someone sent me a .fla file that I can't seem to get opened in my Flash CS3 program. I think it's because it was made in CS4 which isn't backwards compatible with CS3.
So, now I'm wondering if there is a way I can open the .fla file in CS3. Better yet, is there some kind soul here that could possibly open the .fla in CS4, and save it as a CS3 and send it back to me?
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An FLA file is a Flash source file that contains all the animation and graphics. To manage this file you should have Macromedia Flash MX 6 or higher installed on your computer.
To open an FLA file in Macromedia Flash editor you should select "File/Open" from the top menu and browse to the location of your FLA file. A simpler way to open your file is just to drag and drop it from your file browser to your Macromedia Flash editor window. Also, if FLA files on your computer are based on the Macromedia Flash software, you can just double click it in your file browser and this file will be opened and ready to use.
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Don't mean to sound bad but you should have backed up your
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Message was edited by: DJ FROM CALI

Telling me to go to wiki is kinda rude. Although Wiki has some valuable info, it is sometime incorrect and therefore unreliable and unusable just as you answer was.
I don't know that Wikipedia is any more unreliable than your asking on a discussion list populated by total strangers and anybody can post here... (though I must say that both Wikipedia and this discussion forum have a fairly high level of commitment and quality considering both are conducted by self-assigned volunteers). If you're desperate to get your own paid employment assignment done by the weekend and are worried about reliability then consider hiring a Flash programmer.

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