# Problem: flash 5 & flash MX

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-flash-5-flash-mx/11463>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 17, 2003, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-flash-5-flash-mx/11463 "2003-01-17T13:48:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![abdel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a6a055/32.png) [@abdel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/abdel)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2003, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-flash-5-flash-mx/11463/1 "2003-01-17T13:48:23Z")

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Hi guys,  
I have a file in flash 5, and I tried to insert on this .fla a scroll bar using flash mx, but I can’t, it dosen t work, it gives me an error in my output. That means I can t switch .fla from 5 to MX???  
There is someone know what s going on??

Cheers for any help

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abdel…

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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:** [January 17, 2003, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-flash-5-flash-mx/11463/2 "2003-01-17T18:34:17Z")

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If you used the scrollbar component, then it won’t work in Flash 5.

Flash MX started components, so Flash 5 does not support them.