# Flash 8 backward compatibility

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-backward-compatibility/184596>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [April 6, 2006, 4:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-backward-compatibility/184596 "2006-04-06T04:54:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![kernel\_flash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a87d85/32.png) [@kernel\_flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kernel_flash)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2006, 4:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-backward-compatibility/184596/1 "2006-04-06T04:54:30Z")

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Hey,  
I want to know if a .fla saved in Flash 8 can be opened in Flash MX 2004 and Flash MX.

Also a .fla file save in MX 2004 format can be opened in Flash 8.

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**Author:** ![kernel\_flash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a87d85/32.png) [@kernel\_flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kernel_flash)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2006, 7:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-backward-compatibility/184596/2 "2006-04-06T07:05:04Z")

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can any one plz check that for me?  
I don’t have flash 8 rt now and want to check if the files i made in flash mx 2004 will open in flash 8 or not?

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**Author:** ![Pascal\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f6c823/32.png) [@Pascal\_S](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pascal_S)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2006, 7:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-backward-compatibility/184596/3 "2006-04-06T07:31:11Z")

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you can open mx2004 files in flash 8 but you cannot save files in flash 8 format and open them in flash mx2004

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**Author:** ![Dutchy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/65b543/32.png) [@Dutchy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dutchy)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2006, 8:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-backward-compatibility/184596/4 "2006-04-06T08:05:28Z")

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Yeah but you can save them in the Flash2004MX format from flash8 and open them in flash2004mx.

And you will be able to open all old version .fla in flash8

Dutchy

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**Author:** ![hybrid101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7993a0/32.png) [@hybrid101](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hybrid101)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2006, 9:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-backward-compatibility/184596/5 "2006-04-06T09:49:46Z")

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flash 8 in mx 2004 = no  
before flash 8 in 8 = yes

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**Author:** ![kernel\_flash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a87d85/32.png) [@kernel\_flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kernel_flash)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2006, 11:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-backward-compatibility/184596/6 "2006-04-06T11:39:54Z")

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Thank you everybody.:flower: