# Unexpected file format

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unexpected-file-format/185478>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [April 13, 2006, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unexpected-file-format/185478 "2006-04-13T16:30:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Anax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@Anax](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Anax)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unexpected-file-format/185478/1 "2006-04-13T16:30:13Z")

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Hia all,

I’m getting an ‘Unexpected file format!’ alert when I try to open my downloaded .fla files from the tutorials - both the photo gallery on this site and others. The files seem to download fine, but I just can’t open them.

could it be anything to do with xml? I shouldn’t think so.

I’ve found tutorials here very useful, thanks

anax

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**Author:** ![matthewjumps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/49beb7/32.png) [@matthewjumps](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/matthewjumps)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unexpected-file-format/185478/2 "2006-04-13T16:51:06Z")

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could be the version of flash - the flas may be mx 2004, or even flash 8…if your using only mx you cant open more recent versions…

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**Author:** ![Anax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@Anax](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Anax)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unexpected-file-format/185478/3 "2006-04-13T20:27:54Z")

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You were right:thumb2: - time for me to upgrade I suppose

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**Author:** ![matthewjumps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/49beb7/32.png) [@matthewjumps](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/matthewjumps)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2006, 3:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unexpected-file-format/185478/4 "2006-04-14T03:51:10Z")

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i use mx 2004 - i get it all the time too ☹

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**Author:** ![hybrid101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7993a0/32.png) [@hybrid101](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hybrid101)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2006, 5:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unexpected-file-format/185478/5 "2006-04-14T05:30:12Z")

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_flash 8_  
same here, i always get that problem