Import SWF created in FC to FC

I created a sequence of images as a slideshow using the FC, exported and everything works normally, but now when I import this swf to another project it displays the imagesthat were out, that would be part of the transition, as if the SWF was opened for editingagain.
btw this does not happen if I use a swf that was not generated by the FC.
A problem when exporting?
Can anyone help me?
thx

If you export to a tab delimited format and the first row contains the exact field names of the fields in the form (order doesn't matter), then you can import a row of data into the form using Acrobat. You can also automate the process using JavaScript in Acrobat.

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Message was edited by: drkstr_1

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