# Flash file opening

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-file-opening/261232>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [May 24, 2008, 5:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-file-opening/261232 "2008-05-24T17:19:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![odhorsudhapan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/59ef9b/32.png) [@odhorsudhapan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/odhorsudhapan)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2008, 5:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-file-opening/261232/1 "2008-05-24T17:19:16Z")

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Someone I sent a file saved in Flash CS3 and 8 is not opening in their computer. What is the problem?

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**Author:** ![McGuffin](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/mcguffin/32/408_2.png) [@McGuffin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/McGuffin)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2008, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-file-opening/261232/2 "2008-05-24T17:39:53Z")

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You can’t open Flash CS3 files in Flash 8, you need to save it out as Flash 8 document from CS3. File \> Save As…