# How to view ActionScript 1.0 code from a FLA today?

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**Created:** [December 30, 2018, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-view-actionscript-1-0-code-from-a-fla-today/639195 "2018-12-30T20:41:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![kirupa](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/kirupa/32/11616_2.png) [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2018, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-view-actionscript-1-0-code-from-a-fla-today/639195/1 "2018-12-30T20:41:10Z")

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There are some old examples I’d like to convert to JavaScript, but opening them in the latest version of Animate returns an unsupported error with all of the code removed. I googled around for a few solutions, and I couldn’t find any that would have helped. Should I just use a SWF decompiler instead?

Thanks,  
Long time reader, first time poster on a Flash topic in years 👴

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**Author:** ![krilnon](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/krilnon/32/34_2.png) [@krilnon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/krilnon)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2018, 9:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-view-actionscript-1-0-code-from-a-fla-today/639195/2 "2018-12-30T21:36:24Z")

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I’m not in front of a computer right now, but:

How old are the files?

Adobe might still distribute Flash CS6 if you’re a CC subscriber. If your OS is too new, a VM of some older OS should work.

Ah; here, if you have one of your old license keys around they’ll probably still work: [https://www.adobe.com/support/flash/downloads.html#flashCS6](https://www.adobe.com/support/flash/downloads.html#flashCS6)

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**Author:** ![kirupa](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/kirupa/32/11616_2.png) [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2018, 10:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-view-actionscript-1-0-code-from-a-fla-today/639195/3 "2018-12-30T22:50:32Z")

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The files are from 2001 😛

I’ll download the older Flash CS edition. Didn’t think about going that far back, but that should work hopefully.

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**Author:** ![krilnon](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/krilnon/32/34_2.png) [@krilnon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/krilnon)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2018, 11:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-view-actionscript-1-0-code-from-a-fla-today/639195/4 "2018-12-30T23:10:48Z")

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Yeah, I remember there was one version of the authoring tool that was the first to drop backward compatibility with AS1/2 and those document formats. So everyone kept a copy of the version before it installed too.