# "unexpected file format" message

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unexpected-file-format-message/85883
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [April 8, 2005, 4:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unexpected-file-format-message/85883 "2005-04-08T04:39:04Z")
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### Author: ![uncius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df705f/32.png) [@uncius](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/uncius)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2005, 4:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unexpected-file-format-message/85883/1 "2005-04-08T04:39:04Z")

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[color=black][font=Arial]i got .fla file (in email) and i can not open it: i have an error message instead.what it means (beside i can not open it;-)? wrong version? any advice? Thanks![/font][/color]