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The answer given by this expert was basically the issue posed in our question. While it doesn't tell us anything new it does confirm there is nothing that can be done.
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For some reason this paticualr FLA file won't open. I have been able to decompile the SWF it made, but I was wondering if anybody is able to open it in a version of Flash other than CS3 or the CS4 that we have.<br />
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Thanks in advance.<br />
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events.fla.txt

For some reason this paticualr FLA file won't open. I have been able to decompile the SWF it made, but I was wondering if anybody is able to open it in a version of Flash other than CS3 or the CS4 that we have.

Thanks in advance.

Recovering A Corrupt FLA File

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