Exporting graphics in SWF format

Dear all,
I have a question regarding Illustrator. I have recently produced a graphic containing a lot of gradient shading using the MESH TOOL.
Ideally I would like to export this into Flash in SWF format but everytime I do this the outines and solid areas of colour are exported as vectorised graphics but the areas containing the gradient shading produced using the MESH TOOL are all rasterized as solid pixelated graphics. Is there anyway around this? Do I have to do something to the graphic in illustrator before exporting. Any suggestions would be really appreciated. My email is [email protected] I could send you the original graphic to see where I am possibly going wrong.
Thanks and regards
Keith

If I recall correctly gradient mesh objects are just not supported in the swf export process.

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