Embed a font in one SWF use in another?

Long version:
I've got a "player" app that I've built that shows content
from various XML files. I have certain common fonts embedded in it
(Verdana, Arial, Times, etc.) that it uses to display text. Now,
I've got a client with a special symbol font that I'll need to pull
characters from to show specific text in my app. I can't embed this
font in my app (due to many considerations), but I'd like to use it
without having to use each character as a graphic (by converting
every character in the font into a JPG). So, can I embed his font
in a SWF and load that SWF to use the font in my app?
Short version:
SWF1 loads SWF2 which contains an embedded font. SWF1 uses
that font via a TextFormant instance to show text on the stage.
Is this possible? My target is Flash 7 player using AS2.
Thanks!
Matt

that approach won't work i don't think. i've looked at shared
libs before and don't remember it being that useful. but i'll take
another look.
is there now way in pure code to do it?

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In Flash you may use 'export for runtime sharing' future. In
Flex there
must be a way also (look at adobe devnet topics)
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> I apologize if you've already read this message. My
question isn't only AS,
> not only Flash, not only Flex. It's in the mysterious
area where the three
> come together. I posted this in the AS discussion, but
think it might be
> better off here.
>
> Is it possible to embed images (jpgs) in one MovieClip,
then load that SWF
> into another MovieClip and use those images in the
loader? We are trying to
> avoid reloading an image each time we need it, but still
load them dynamically.
> We'd like to do this:
>
> Container.swf:
> <mx:Application>
> <mx:Script>
> [Embed(source="images/myimage.jpg")]
> public var img: String;
> </mx:Script>
> </mx:Application>
>
> Then, load that SWF and use its embedded image:
>
> Loader.swf:
> <mx:Application>
> <mx:Loader id="container" source="Container.swf"
/>
> <mx:HBox>
> <mx:Image id="the_image"
source="container.content.img" />
> </mx:HBox>
> </mx:Application>
>
> It looks like this should work, and the "resource"
string is properly being
> passed to the_image (something like
__Resource.43234564.myimage_jpg) but it
> cannot actually load; we get a broken image instead.
>
> I'm guessing I somehow need to register the object
library of the
> Container.swf with my Loader.swf? How?
>
> Or, is this whole enterprise impossible?
>
> Thank you!
>
> Greg
>
>
>
>

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