seek fail error message

[mad_A]

Hi,

Has anyone ever got a 'seek failed on..... .fla' dialog when trying to open a fla?

I have a file that was written by 'someone' in my company. I can't track down who wrote it, adn get this error when I try to open it.

I have to edit it, but can't open it.

Any ideas appreciated!

A

[fgf]

Only thing i can think of is that you can open a fla in notepad and read the actionscript (it exists as unencrypted text inside the fla).

Hopefully someone left a comment and you can track the author down.

fgf

[mad_A]

Thanks, but the code to run the movie is a seperate fla that I wrote. This is just a graphic movie. I need to change one of the designs. I checked for comments anyhow, but none there.

Thanks for the idea though!

[fgf]

If its just a graphic movie do u have the swf?

If so import it.

I've just had to edit something I only had the swf for and the results (once i stuck some AS back in) were surprisingly useful.

fgf

[mad_A]

Thanks again.

Yeah, did a workaround like that in the end. Still curious what caused the error. One of these days I'll find out!

[Clint Critchlow]

This is a corrupt file when you get this message. Corrupt files are a great reason to do Save As with a different file name. You can try opening the FLA up cross-platform (open a Mac file on a PC or a PC file on a Mac). You can import the SWF or use third party tools to get the some of the info out. Otherwise you are SOL.

[mad_A]

Thanks. Yeah, I didn't developt the original, so no backup that I know of.
Got around it anyhow. Thanks for the help.