IPA unicode text in flash through shared fonts

hi
Can any one tell how to access IPA unicode text from xml file
I use shared object concept in flash cs3 but still i can
acess text of "02A4" this hexadecimal values you can read view IPA
text from
http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/wells/ipa-unicode.htm
site. I use Charis SIL font but in flash when text is static its
work ok but when the text font is used from shared fonts not able
to see text and still embeded fonts not work. Can any one have
kowlege Plz help
thanks
vivek

I've never found a way. Sorry. If you do I would love to find
out about it. Now Salish that is some language!

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