# Unexpected file format

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unexpected-file-format/184835>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [April 8, 2006, 9:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unexpected-file-format/184835 "2006-04-08T09:47:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![nawaray](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/54ee81/32.png) [@nawaray](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nawaray)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2006, 9:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unexpected-file-format/184835/1 "2006-04-08T09:47:58Z")

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hi ,  
i have downloaded this applicationm from this site , and whenever i try to open it i get this error message (unexpected filr format) , the flash that i’m using is flash MX  
any help or suggestion telling me what to do ?  
thankx

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**Author:** ![phorte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/77aa72/32.png) [@phorte](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/phorte)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2006, 10:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unexpected-file-format/184835/2 "2006-04-08T10:16:55Z")

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Either its for a higher version of flash than MX, or the file is corrupted.

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**Author:** ![nawaray](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/54ee81/32.png) [@nawaray](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nawaray)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2006, 10:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unexpected-file-format/184835/3 "2006-04-08T10:30:39Z")

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so shall i download the newer version of flash MX? and from where can i download it?

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**Author:** ![footsie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7c8e57/32.png) [@footsie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/footsie)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2006, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unexpected-file-format/184835/4 "2006-04-08T14:06:21Z")

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The file works just fine. Its an MX 2004 version, as it refused to open up in MX.

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**Author:** ![nawaray](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/54ee81/32.png) [@nawaray](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nawaray)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2006, 5:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unexpected-file-format/184835/5 "2006-04-09T05:18:01Z")

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so shall i download flashMX 2004?

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**Author:** ![phorte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/77aa72/32.png) [@phorte](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/phorte)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2006, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unexpected-file-format/184835/6 "2006-04-09T07:00:27Z")

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download? Lets hope u dont mean illegally… hehe…

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**Author:** ![nawaray](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/54ee81/32.png) [@nawaray](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nawaray)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2006, 8:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unexpected-file-format/184835/7 "2006-04-09T08:55:54Z")

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of course not hehee

can anyone tell me where can i get flashMX 2004?

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**Author:** ![Sliker\_Hawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d26b3c/32.png) [@Sliker\_Hawk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Sliker_Hawk)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2006, 12:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unexpected-file-format/184835/8 "2006-04-09T12:07:18Z")

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[http://www.macromedia.com/downloads/](http://www.macromedia.com/downloads/)

You can get trials of anything in there. Seems they don’t have older versions though.