Comments on: Flash CS3 “Save As” Gotcha (and Adobe’s nasty “Save” trick)

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[...] (5/7/9): According to a comment to this blog entry, the “Save As” issue goes back several versions. Adobe’s excuse is [...]

By: Aral

Aral — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:09:50 +0000

Hi Parvesh,

What you’re doing is removing the warning (i.e., completely removing the user’s choice to save in a previous version). It’s not a solution to the problem mentioned in this post.

By: Parvesh

Parvesh — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 05:19:05 +0000

Sorry all it is also not perfect issue not save in flash 8 file format.

By: Parvesh

Parvesh — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 05:11:28 +0000

Please ignore First step use Edit -> Preferences

By: Parvesh

Parvesh — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 05:07:02 +0000

Kindly reply me on this solutions, I m waiting for ur reply

By: Parvesh

Parvesh — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 05:04:27 +0000

Hi all,

I have solved the given problem.

Steps to solve:

1. Click on File -> Preferences or Press (Ctrl+U)
2. Then click on Warnings
3. Then unselect the option “Warn on save for Adobe Flash 8 compatibility”

By: Peter

Peter — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:51:23 +0000

There is a kind of solution, or more like a workaround which PREVENTS you from accidentally saving Flash 8 as Flash CS3. Once you get used to it, it’s ok… I just changed my Keyboard Shortcuts (Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts…) – I reasigned Ctrl + S to “Save As…” (thereby unassigning it from “Save”) so when I press Ctrl + S, the “Save As…” box pops up, but then I can easily save it as Flash 8. The “Flash 8″ option is already selected if I have already saved it as Flash 8. Just do it, you’ll see what I mean. At least this KEEPS YOU from accidentally saving Flash 8 as Flash CS3. If anyone thinks Adobe is just too busy to fix this so called “bug” they are very, very, very naive.

By: Mitch

Mitch — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:35:54 +0000

This isn’t a fix-all solution, but in some cases it is helpful.
Save the file as CS3, but in the actions panel, set the the version (at the top left) to AS 1 and 2.
Then you don’t have to use the intentional and inconsiderate “Save As” annoyance.

By: Aaaargh!

Aaaargh! — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 01:55:56 +0000

Help! Can I save a Flash CS3 document so that I can open it in Flash Basic 8? I keep getting this prompt:
“Unable to open document with this version of Flash because it contains screens”

By: Nigel

Nigel — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:41:20 +0000

So, I got a bunch of files i need to update that were originally created in Flash 8. So if I run the swf files or even test the movies without touching them in ANY way, everything works properly. Now, with out touching the code or anything in the files, the moment i save the file as a Flash CS3 project the program doesnt work anymore. Has anyone experienced this problem?