Flash CS4 - Slide presentation - instance name question

Is it possible to rename slides dynamically in a Flash presentation that is created using the Flash Slide Presentation template in Flash CS4. So, if I have a presentation with 50 slides and they are named 001 to 050 and I need to insert a slide between slide 010 and 011 is there a way to have Flash renumber them or do I have to just manually rename.

You might do better to use an array to manage the ordering of things--storing references to the slides in the array. That way you don't have to be chasing names to make them follow some scheme. You can still use names to help define where things go brain-wise, but having them listed in an array allows you to slip in new things without having to rename anything... just use the array/index to target the objects rather than the actual names.

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any one please?

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