# Unexpected File Format

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unexpected-file-format/31615>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [September 24, 2003, 11:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unexpected-file-format/31615 "2003-09-24T23:23:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Domo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ea5d25/32.png) [@Domo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Domo)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 11:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unexpected-file-format/31615/1 "2003-09-24T23:23:23Z")

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Is it just me, or did macromedia completely screw me over and change the file extension to .flp instead of .fla and make it so that I cant open my old MX files?

I get “Unexpected File Format”

Anyone know whats going on?