Button to load only a few frames within the timeline

I am new to AS3 and was doing a little bit of research before diving in.
I wish I could just create external swfs to load with each button, but the CMS system that I am uploading to won't allow it~
so I HAVE to make the thing into one swf, but the file size is too large.
Is it possible to make a button that loads only a few frames within the timelime? and the next button will load another few?
this is what i found and it says i can't:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/791422/how-to-stop-flash-file-swf-from-loading-actionsc ript-3

loading a swf file is an all or none issue. once you start loading a swf, you can't stop it from proceeding to a complete load unless you unload the entire swf.

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