Unexpected file format error

[Ghoul-5]

Hello, i have been working on a flash project elsewhere, and when i carried it back home, i get an "Unexpected file format" error when i try to open it.
I have experienced that before, when i was trying to open flash files made with newer versions ( 7 or newer propably, because i have 6.0 at home) So i just got Flash 7.1, but i still can't open the file, so i guess the version difference should not be the problem.

So maybe anyone knows how could I open the file?
Because i need to finish it soon, and i will have the chance to get back the original file, not so soon... : (

P.S. I have carried the same .fla file in a Usb flash drive before, and it worked fine, so mayeb something happened and it got corrupted this time?

Any help,m or advices would be appreciated.

[jmtb02]

USB flash drives can have some transfer problems. If you have the original file still located on the computer you transferred it from, try transferring it again. FLA files tend to get grumpy when transferred over flash drives (irony in the names?...nevermind).

Also, double check you disconnect your flash drive correctly (dont just pull it out), which can cause minor problems to your drive.

[Ghoul-5]

Yes, almost everytime, i unplug it without disconecteing it, and plug it back in, it's empty..
But this time im sure i unplugged it correctly.

So isn't there any way to extract atleast some of the graphics from it, so i could do atleast something, towards the finishing of the project?

[jmtb02]

If it is not working now, it will not be working anytime soon. Unexpected File Format error will not let you access your work at all. The only possible way is to think about decompiling your swf file... do you know how to decompile flash?

[Ghoul-5]

Yes, i know how, and i did that before, but this time i was so sure that the .fla will work, that i didnt took the .swf :(