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FLA files are source files for Adobe Flash applications.They are binary files which typically require Flash authoring software to be edited, and are compiled by the authoring software into publishable SWF files.

FLA files are source files for Adobe Flash applications. They are binary files which typically require Flash authoring software to be edited, and are compiled by the authoring software into publishable SWF files.

This format is mainly used to create animations or rich user interfaces. Its usage has declined over the years as it's progressively replaced by HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript.

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Difference between fla , swf and as files

I am new in Flex 4 and ActionScript 3 So while reading, I found these file extensions many times. As I know that Application developers use MXML in combination with ActionScript to develop rich Internet applications, with products such as Adobe…
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Is there an unofficial Flash .FLA spec?

Is there an unofficial spec anywhere that explains how to reverse engineer a Flash .FLA file? I'm specifically interested in creating an application that can "auto-scene plan" a Flash document programmatically, pulling in content from other files,…
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How I can convert fla to exe?

How I can convert .fla to .exe? I know about the built-in tools, but I'm interested in the utility.
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flash import class from another directory

Originally my classes(.as) and project (.fla) were stored in the same directory. But I would like to refactor them. I've created a subdirectory "classes", and moved my classes into this subdirectory but I've got error. All my classes are stored in…
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Comparing/exporting FLA files

Is there a way of exporting an FLA file to a human-readable format, so that different revisions of a file can be compared? I found a script for exporting to XML here (post 6): http://www.actionscript.org/forums/showthread.php3?t=155434 -- but it…
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How to set/access external swf file's dynamic text field in action script 3?

I am working in a fla file where i added a swf file. How I set a text on that swf file's dynamic text. Is there any to to direct set text. I don't want to pass as parameter in url. I tried like this var rq:URLRequest = new…
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Flash FLA file size becoming huge for no good reason

Q1: What is the reason for the enormass bloating of FLA file size, when many edits and saves are made to a FLA file, yet assets are not being added to the library? Q2: What is the best technique to keep FLA files smaller in size? (with the problem…
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Adding an as2 swf to the stage in an as3 swf

I have a menu control (as2), that is completely self-contained and doesn't rely on any interaction with the parent (as3). The menu control does load an external xml file that is in the same directory as the swf. The menu control works fine when I…
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How to save .fla files in older Flash IDE format with JSFL?

Since Flash 5.5 by default saves files in 5.5 format that's incompatible in 5.0 editors we need a way to save .fla files in older format with a JSFL script. Can this be done? How? Background: One of our developers installed the Flash IDE 5.5 and ran…
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Mysterious assets used in swf, not found anywhere in fla?

near the top of the code i see things like, btn_dropdown._visible = false; mcMenuBkg._visible = false; but I can't find these assets anywhere in the library or in any code, how does this make any sense? The movie clips in the library that look the…
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A Hello World in ActionScript Not working

I am trying to create this very simple hello world kind of application . And no matter what I try I am getting this error . Here is Error and Defination of class in TheSimplestPlayer.as file . VerifyError: Error #1079: Native methods are not allowed…
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AS3 TweenLite Issue

I'm using tweenlite to move several objects around in my flash, however I have a weird issue that seems to only affect Firefox. Chrome/IE play the swf no problem. In my fla, I have a function that executes around 10 different tweens, some of them…
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Php Contact form don't get the variables needed

I'm trying to generate the contact.php for a website, but it's not filling in the fields. Right now I have this:
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flex : How to import .fla file into the flex application

I have one .fla file sent by some one. I want to import this file into my actionscript project using flex builder and I need to work on frames of the fla file . How to do this. I am very new to flex . I am searching this in internet with of no…
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FLA files created on Flash CS4 are publishing bigger SWF when imported to CS5

I have a big project created on Flash CS4, and now we're migrating to CS5. The problem is that some SWF files are getting a lot bigger than before, like 3.147 KB file, going to 3.901 KB, making this migration inacceptable. Someone can give me some…
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