Flash Site Design - SWF File will not open

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SWF File will not open

GoldenKnight21

2005-09-25, 10:17 pm

I have have a swf file that is the final draft for a tutorial and it will not
open up on my computer. I have flash MX and do not have an internet connection
at home. Any help would be very much appreciatted!

tralfaz

2005-09-26, 3:15 am

"GoldenKnight21" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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>I have have a swf file that is the final draft for a tutorial and it
>will not
> open up on my computer. I have flash MX and do not have an internet
> connection
> at home. Any help would be very much appreciatted!

Normally it would open with a browser but since you do have Flash
installed you can right click on the file and chose 'open with...' and
select Flash Player. Try to get a copy of Irfanview32 installed on
your computer. It is free and it plays all kinds of audio and video
files, including most Flash files.
tralfaz

GoldenKnight21

2005-09-26, 10:17 pm

Well why can't i just view the file in the browser anyway or just open it up in flash?

tralfaz

2005-09-27, 3:26 am

"GoldenKnight21" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> Well why can't i just view the file in the browser anyway or just
> open it up in flash?

If you double click the swf file, there might not be any program
associated with that file extension. If you open your browser, then
from the browser menu, File-->Open and select the swf file.

If the browser can't see it, then the Flash player isn't installed in
the browser or your browser security setting is too strict. Also you
need to turn on the browser setting to allow Javascript and activeX.
(look at browser security settings and set the permissions to enable
or prompt for ActiveX and Javascript)

Flash doesn't open swf files normally, it opens fla files. The Flash
player can open swf files but it probably is not associated with that
file extension yet.

GoldenKnight21

2005-09-27, 10:17 pm

Ok I am not sure if I have Flash player probobly not. So if I have flash player
I should be set then right? Why would't the Flash PLayer be associated with
this swf file, are you saying it is something else?