Repetitive flash task

Dear List
I need to do the following:
- 600 images are in one folder on my desktop
- each image is labeled as "img0001.jpg", "img0002.jpg"...
- import those 600 individual jpgs into flash 8
- convert each item into a movieclip
- label each movieclip with its filenmae (without the
extension)
- put every movieclip onto the timeline in an individual
frame (for loading)
- name each movieclip linkage with its name
- disable export in first frame on each movieclip.
- export the whole thing as an .swf
you get the picture... It's one long boring task that i'm
sure can be done some other way. is jsfl my savior? I am not
familiar with jsfl at all but if I understand it correcctly it
should be able of aking care of those tasks mentioned, correct?
Are there other ways of achieving the above on the server
with let's say php or some other serverside language? That way I
could create an application that does all that on the click of
abutton? and the client just needs to put all 600 new images in the
correct folder... and there's the new swf file?
Any advice or guidance appreciated. also pointers to good
jsfl resources.
Thanks
Stephan

maybe I should add this:
I have tried to import the 600 jpgs individually in the
beginning of the movie. The jpgs are tiny (under 4 k each) 15x15
pixels... still flash was veeery unhappy. That's why I am looking
into alternatives.
curious how other people have solved this issue.
thanks
best
stephan

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