How to really edit source in .fla file?

Hello,
   I am a Java programmer and I can read and edit most anything I get my hands on. I don't work much with flash and when I do there is no reason to look at any sort of source.
   I received a file from someone to add to a project and the instructions were to open the .fla in CS5 and edit certain lines to pioint to directories . The file is and interactive app type.
   I have tried doing this but I am at a loss. I had thought that I would just be able to view some source in the file and edit those lines and export the ,swf, but I can see nothing like that. I see all these visual button tools that don't help me any.
   Can someone tell me how I can actually see source for the file to edit the content I need to?
Thanks!

Flash programming language(AS3) is similar to Java. So once you get familiar with Flash Pro IDE you should get going easily. So before proceeding any further I will suggest you to read followings:
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/flash/cs/using/WSd60f23110762d6b883b18f10cb1fe1af6-7fb9a.html
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/flash/cs/using/WSd60f23110762d6b883b18f10cb1fe1af6-7f13a.html
This should get you started, then move on to following and explore in detail as and when you have time:
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/flash/cs/using/index.html
To answer your query you can edit the source by using Action Script editor which can be directly opened by pressing F9. Action Script code can also be directly written to seperate .as file instead of .fla in which case you open the .as file if the editor panel is not open press F9.

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