# Failed to Open

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/failed-to-open/17783>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [April 9, 2003, 6:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/failed-to-open/17783 "2003-04-09T06:36:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![TOOL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df705f/32.png) [@TOOL](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/TOOL)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2003, 6:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/failed-to-open/17783/1 "2003-04-09T06:36:16Z")

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my brother just brought home a .fla on a floppy disk and as i was opening it in MX it came up with a pop up and said “Failed to open document”

has anyone come across this problem or do they know why it’s happening? or even how to open it?

thanks

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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:** [April 9, 2003, 7:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/failed-to-open/17783/2 "2003-04-09T07:22:28Z")

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hi there  
If you have flash mx that must open any older version .fla.  
may be the file is not copied properly in floppy disk. ask him to get another copy in a good floppy disk.  
nothing wrong with the program.

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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:** [April 9, 2003, 1:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/failed-to-open/17783/3 "2003-04-09T13:09:38Z")

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anyone else have any thoughts about this?