Unable to open older FCP projects

I clicked on a project that I had worked on in '03 on FCP 3 or 4 and FCP 5 told me that I was unable to open it...without and explanation...any ideas anyone?

Welcome to the discussions, Edgar. I've see version 3 files that wouldn't open in 5 without first passing thru 4 or 4.5 - any chance you've got an earlier version around? If not, zip the file up and email it to me and I'll try to pass it thru 4 before going to 5 and saving it. Email's in profile.
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