why cant i open .fla 5 files?

thai · 02-13-2001, 04:34 AM

I cant open flash 5 flies with flash 4, why? this is my favorite site.

Jesse · 02-13-2001, 09:14 AM

Flash 5 files are not backwardly compatible. Files made in Flash 5 are saved in Flash 5 FLA format, and Flash 4 can only read Flash 4 FLA format.
You'll need to get FLash 5 to open Flash 5 files. I believe you can actually save Files (via flash 5) in Flash 4 format... but they wont work exactly the same as Flash 5 Actionscript contains many more elements.

Cheers

Jesse

02-13-2001, 09:14 AM	#2
Jesse Administrator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Australia Posts: 8,612	Flash 5 files are not backwardly compatible. Files made in Flash 5 are saved in Flash 5 FLA format, and Flash 4 can only read Flash 4 FLA format. You'll need to get FLash 5 to open Flash 5 files. I believe you can actually save Files (via flash 5) in Flash 4 format... but they wont work exactly the same as Flash 5 Actionscript contains many more elements. Cheers Jesse __________________ Cheers Jesse Stratford ActionScript.org Cofounder Email: presented in this way to stop spam-bots: My email is composed of my first name (jesse) followed by my last name (stratford) followed by @ followed by actionscript.org Please don't email or PM me Flash questions, that's what the Forums are for! Please don't rely on me reading my PMs either. Email me about important stuff.

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02-13-2001, 04:34 AM	#1
thai Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 11	I cant open flash 5 flies with flash 4, why? this is my favorite site.


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