# Opening Flash MX 2004 on Flash MX

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-flash-mx-2004-on-flash-mx/38131>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [December 18, 2003, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-flash-mx-2004-on-flash-mx/38131 "2003-12-18T16:54:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Devante](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c68b51/32.png) [@Devante](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Devante)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-flash-mx-2004-on-flash-mx/38131/1 "2003-12-18T16:54:09Z")

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Hi,  
I have Flash MX and one of my friend has Flash MX 2004. He sent me a flash file that he has been working on using MX 2004, but I was not able to open it; I get an error saying, “Unexpected File Format.” Is there anyway I can open the file using MX?

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:** [December 22, 2003, 7:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-flash-mx-2004-on-flash-mx/38131/2 "2003-12-22T19:58:45Z")

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Yeah I am using mx pro 2004 and just plain mx 2004 and I tried opening it one one of my projects on my dads computer (He has mx) and I was unable.