Professional :: Open Old Fla Files?
Sep 6, 2011I have an fla file from about 2001 that I'm trying to open, but it crashes Flash CS4 through Flash CS5.5.
Is there a way to open something this old?
I have an fla file from about 2001 that I'm trying to open, but it crashes Flash CS4 through Flash CS5.5.
Is there a way to open something this old?
I installed Flash CS4 Professional trial version for school use. It wouldn't install successfully. I deleted the font files the troubleshooting guide said to, tried again, but gave up. (I'm afraid to run regedit and mess up everything else I have loaded.) (I previously had the Fireworks CS4 trial version loaded, then uninstalled it.) My problem is this- I have it running, but it saves files and then they can't be opened, even if I use the save function often- it's worse when I create the file, test the movie and then save.If I try to open it again, it says "cannot open file." Once it opened a copy I had saved, and it appeared blank, even though it was 544 kb file size. I only need it for a few more days, one more assignment and I'm afraid my previous files are corrupt. I have Windows Vista Home Edition.
View 4 RepliesI have downloaded Adobe Flash Player and Adobe Shockwave Player to play some swf files I have downloaded. These files still say that Windows can't open them though and I don't know why. I've tried uninstalling reinstalling etc but the computer doesn't seem to know the Flash Player is there.
View 3 RepliesI make all the Flash banners for my company including onsite events and IMAX films. There are pre made banners that I (we) are allowed to download and use from trusted sites (Paramount/Universal/IMAX/ etc). These are sent out so we can plug in our branding to promote the films locally. In the past year, all the Flash files that I have downloaded or had mailed to me on a disc will not open. The error that I get says:Failed to open document./Users/myname/Desktop/Flash Banners/FLASH/genericflashfile.fla.I first though that maybe the studios were using CS4 or now CS5, but the icon that comes with the .fla files are definetly CS3. I even purchased the SWF Decompiler as a work around, but once I decompressed the swf file, and then re-exported as a fla file, I received the same failed to open error.Files I create on my own work fine.I was wondering if I missed an update for CS3, but I double checked and am up to date.
View 3 RepliesCS 5 made the most terible thing I ever could imagine. I saved over the last files and some temp files in order to have backup of my project. I saw something is wrong and don`t open the first file, so I saved 3 more times. I restart and now Flash don`t open those files. The flash open old files, but I`m going back for three days.
View 2 RepliesI can not get my pages where I have swf files to open in firefox. I have several pages with sound also and they will not open. here is the code that I am using. I have probably 8 pages of flash and the rest of the pages are javascript and html.
page10 = "<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="
I am trying to edit a website for a friend (built with Flash and XML) and i can't seem to get into any of the .Fla files.I don't know if it is my version of Flash (CS4) or the files and not sure how i could test it. Could also just be a CS5 file hence i can't open it.
View 1 RepliesI'm trying to figure out if it's possible to save a specific set of open files in Flash so that when you close the app and then reopen it, you would either see the files that were open when you closed Flash or at least have the option to select it and it woud then open those files in the order that you left them.
With all my class files open at one time, I hate having to reload them into the order that makes sense to me every time I launch Flash.I was looking into the Projects panel which seems like it's in the direction of what I would like but I can't seem to find anwhere that saves open files.
. My current project has me needing to open a .FLA file in a template. I am using Adobe Flash CS3 Pro but every time I try to open a fla file all I get is "UNEXPECTED FILE FORMAT"!I have tried several different FLA files with the same result?
View 8 RepliesI'm having trouble opening some .fla files using Adobe Flash Professional 8. The one's on my computer are fine, but some (not all) the ones on other peoples systems don't, I'm using CoreFTP to access them, but some when I go to view them says "unexpected file format", and the same is true if I try to transfer them over to my computer.
View 3 RepliesMy CS5 flash crashed when I changed the name of the root folder while it was open. Swf is working fine, but .fla file wont open, I get a "Failed to open document" message. This is a disaser because I've lost two days of work. Is there anything that could be done to fix this problem?
View 2 RepliesI've recently taken over the website for the company I work for (has been freelanced outside of the office). The previous webdesigner created a flash menu for the top of the pages, as well as a flash element on one other page. I have no Flash knowledge. On the other page with the flash element here: [URL], in the page content on the right there's the bulleted, numbered links. See how the numbers aren't centered on the button? I'm able to open the fla file & can find the elements & where I need to edit, but no matter what I do I can't get the numbers to center on the button.
I've opened each & selected both the number (which is a text element) & the button & have centered horizontally, made the same width & height, etc., etc. but they're still not centering. Now for the menu bar at the top of the page (can look at same page for reference), I can't figure out how to change the text on some of the buttons. For instance I want to change Home Serves to read Custom Homes. I find the symbols & they appear to be images, so is it safe to assume the previous designer created buttons with the text already on them? Also how do I removed some of the drop down items in the menu bar, specifically under Our Galleries?
I am trying to edit a website for a friend (built with Flash and XML) and i can't seem to get into any of the .Fla files.I don't know if it is my version of Flash (CS4) or the files and not sure how i could test it. Could also just be a CS5 file hence i can't open it.URL...
View 5 RepliesI use the translator. Not for a long time has decided to pass from the version cs3 and to put itself the version cs4 flash. All has risen like normal, was installed... But is while one any not clear thing to me, cs4 cannot start SOME source codes.fla (from template monster.com) which at me were easy started on the version cs3, the program simply starts to hang, and as a result I need to finish the appendix
View 1 RepliesI'm trying to access a Flash file, created in CS4, in Flash 8 but am getting an "Unexpected file format." error.Is it just not possible to open the file in Flash 8?
View 2 RepliesDownload and install CS5 trial version but can't open flash files with flash CS5. Got error message like this:'Slides and forms documnets are not supported in this version of Flash.
Does full version support flash file with slides? If not, what can I do with the old flash files which created by Flash MX2004.
I am having a road black -how do you open a file, no matter where the application is installed, if that file is inside a package in your application? is it application directory? or application storage directory?
For example I have File A in package A and File B in package B File A needs to open File B regardless of where userX installs the application.
I am trying to edit a website for a friend (built with Flash and XML) and i can't seem to get into any of the .Fla files.I don't know if it is my version of Flash (CS4) or the files and not sure how i could test it.Here is an upload of one of the files i am talking about
View 2 RepliesI am using flash 8 or flash mx, and I want to open a web site and some pdf files. I have my projector set to fullscreen but when I open a web site or a pdf file these files open behind my projector so my final user doesn't realize that the pdf files or the web site is displayed. How can I force the web site or the pdf file to open on top of my projector or is there a way to minimize my projector when I click these buttons so the user realizes that these files opened.
View 1 RepliesI just uprgraded my Mac OS from 10.4 to 10.6. Now some of my Flash files open with no timeline and nothing on the stage. If I try to open a library item it crashes. I tried reinstalling Flash and installing all updates to the OS.
View 1 RepliesI cannot open any .fla file with FlashBuilder 4 under Windows:When I click on a .fla file I get the following error: "Windows cannot find 'Flash'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and try again."
View 3 RepliesI'm trying to create a rotating cone using papervision where all the segments can be filled with a color / image separately. So just like you can use a MaterialsList to render all the sides from a Cube separately.
View 1 RepliesIs there a way to force Xcode to recognize .as (ActionScript 3) files as source code? If I right click the file in the files and folders side bar I can only "Open As.." Preview or Hex. If I rename the file extension to something Xcode knows (.m), Xcode allows editing.
View 1 RepliesI have been working on a files in CS3 for a while however, my CS3 trial ran out so i downloaded the CS4 one. Now when i open the same file via CS4, it says: "Could not load scene into memory, Your file may be damaged."Then most elements are there buy some are missing the MC's are in the libary but are now empty.
View 0 RepliesUnexpected File Format? cant open attached fla files?
View 1 RepliesI'm trying to learn more about flash, and have found a couple of useful sites.However, I'm having trouble working out how to use their source files, and wondered if anyone here might be able to help please.url...I can't work out how to compile it - I know I need the Five3D files (url...), but even when I download that, and then create a .fla file in the same directory, nothing happens.I am probably missing something very obvious, but I can't work out what to do.There is a .fla file, but there is NOTHING in there that links to the .as file - there is no ActionScript at all I can see if the FLA file, that links to the .as file.
View 2 RepliesHow can i open pdf files in flash dynamically
View 5 Repliesm creating this flash file, and want to launch Firefox (c:/program iles/mozilla/firefox.exe)how the do i create a button and have it link to this?i googled it and realized that i can't call up an exe file through the web....but i got no problem with my final product being a projector file (.exe)i found this code...but for some reason it's not working for me
on (release) {
fscommand("exec", "program filesmozilla firefoxfirefox.exe");
}
[code]......
when i open the pdf files with the help of getURL function in flash not working.
on(relase)
{
getURL("filename.pdf",1);
}
I'm getting close to finishing the application I'm working on, and the person I'm working for is going to be distributing it via DVD. to package my flash file in some format so that when the user opens the file, it will open the swf in an internet browser?
The reason I need to do this is because I have some xml data in it that is keeping it from being fully functional unless opened in an internet browser. I'm not entirely sure why this occurs, because the file works fine in Flash Player on my computer, but not when moved to anyone elses. So, the workaround is to open it in an internet browser.
Anyway, I figure that in order to have the file open in an internet browser, it'd have to be packaged as an exe or some other similar file type, but we want it to be cross-platform.
Maybe there's an easier way, but I need to find out how to package my swf file so that it automatically opens in a browser.