> > It will play Flash 5 files published as Flash 4, but not as Flash 5.
>
>Hmmm... I've been _doing_ it. It _appears_ to work.

If you're not using any of the new Action Script, chances are it will work 
ok--the Action Script was the main change between F4 & F5. I don't use F5 
with D8--maybe I'm just conservative.

I did find something interesting recently, though. I discovered that our 
builds for the past 3-4 months have been using the Flash Asset Xtra from 
D8, with an 8.5 projector. For the most part, it works fine--but again, we 
publish our Flash movies as Flash 4. Interestingly, when we fixed the build 
problem, none of the Flash bugs went away.

>In a sentence, what's the danger?

Mostly if you use Action Script that's not supported in Flash 4. If you do 
have a F5 movie with the new A-S commands, and try to publish it as F4, 
Flash will warn you about the code that won't work, so it  generally isn't 
that big a deal.

>Is it the sort of thing that could lead Director to do things like;
>expect a list so that it can execute the command 'end'?

I haven't run into that one, though I have had the Flash Asset Xtra corrupt 
my D 8.5 lists when I do a setVariable. Go figure.

>Please excuse me for rambling, nasty head cold.

Getting to be that time of year in Boston ^_^  I'm coming out there next 
week--guess I'd better bring a winter coat.


Cordially,

Kerry Thompson


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