Re: FLASH: URGENT! PC fla to MAC fla! Please HELP!!!!!!

[julie gargan]

> 

> On rare occasions, you will get a message error message about "Microsoft

> elements" or something like that. In this case you are out of luck

> unless you have access to a PC and can discover the offending element

> and remove it. This issue has been discussed recently on this list and

> elsewhere but I can't recall a satisfactory answer to what kind of

> Windows element is causing the problem.

> 


Actually, in regards to the "this file contains objects created in Microsoft

windows" error, (and I know this will sound strange) but it you wait for a

day or so, with the file on your mac it might open.  I have absolutely no

idea why this happens but it seems to work.


I haven't tested this extensively, but I have run across several files that

gave me that message. Each time I couldn't open it (and would get that pesky

microsoft message), I would then try using filetyper (a program that has

worked for me in the past in converting PC files that don't want to open).

That wouldn't work, but then I wait a day , double click on it and the file

opens with no problems.


I thought it was odd. But was glad that I could eventually access the files.


has anyone else run across this?



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