flash (macromedia): Hi! I'm trying to open a .fla file that claims to be version Flash 6.0 r25 in
the file properties. This is the same version I get when I create a .fla file.
Yet when I try to open the file I get Unexpected File Format. Any help? Note
that I don't have the original machine this was created on nor the employee
that created it...

Thanks,
Eric

On 2006-08-18 16:23:02 -0700, "Stonkers" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> said:

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The version of the .fla file is not stored in the file itself in a way
you can read it using your OS. I'm thinking that the version you're
seeing is the Flash version of the app on your machine that is going to
open that file. But then again, r25 suggests it's a .swf because there
is no r25 of the Flash "application" so maybe your system is trying to
open this .fla with your local Flash player app?

Do this... open Flash (the application) and tell us what version it is.
Then go to File > Open and choose the .fla file you want to open. See
if you get the same error. Get back to us with the version of Flash
you have.
--
ZeroLogik - tech podcast with a kick
www.zerologik.com

If you're seeing version information in the file properties then it
may not actually be an FLA file. FLA files don't have a version tab,
but EXE files do when you publish them. It's possible that someone
added a custom property on the Custom Tab of the FLA, but that's a
different critter and you can put whatever you want in there, so it
may just be bad data in there.

One thing you can try is downloading my free FLAVER tool from
http://www.northcode.com/free/flaver/flaver.php. It will attempt to
open your FLA files in the version of Flash they were authored in. It
does this by reading the FLA file and looking for internally stored
version information (instead of user entered data).

If FLAVER can't find the correct version of Flash to open your FLA
with, it will tell you what version it was created with.

Tim Gos
Northcode Inc.
http://www.northcode.com

On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 23:23:02 +0000 (UTC), "Stonkers"
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