# "failed to open document" I got this message

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/failed-to-open-document-i-got-this-message/2225>\
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**Created:** [May 9, 2002, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/failed-to-open-document-i-got-this-message/2225 "2002-05-09T16:48:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/failed-to-open-document-i-got-this-message/2225/1 "2002-05-09T16:48:25Z")

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each time I try to open a flash movie , flash keeps giving me this message " failes to open this document "  
I wonder why it happens with some movies and it does not with other  
Please help me ,  
thanks much

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 4:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/failed-to-open-document-i-got-this-message/2225/2 "2002-05-09T16:52:37Z")

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if you are running Flash 5 and you attempt to open a Flash MX document you will get an error like that, make sure they are all the same format.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/failed-to-open-document-i-got-this-message/2225/3 "2002-05-09T18:50:21Z")

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I am trying to open a Flash 5 movie from Flash 5 , the movie was a tutorial that I got from our class website , I assumed that it was a mac file that I am trying to open from my PC , did anyone encountered this kind of problem?