Stumped with vector shape tween

I'm trying to make a simple animation using a vector graphic I imported to Flash after creating it in Illustrator. What I want to do is to stretch the graphic and have the original form grow into the stretched form, by adjusting the vectors to stretch the shape. So far I've gotten this all figured out (I have barely any experience with Flash). I break down the graphic until it allows me to turn it into a shape tween. But when I go to test the animation, it does this weird thing where the inside of the letter (it's a word I'm animating) shrinks and moves out of the way for the inside that matches the stretched contour? Or, the letters start trading places? I'm very confused by this since I have no idea what I did to tell it to do this. How do I just get this animation to be done simply?
Any help is much appreciated.
Thanks,
Kate

1. distribute each discrete part of the shape to its own layer (right click on shape>distribute to layers).
2. tween each layer.
3. use shape hints (modify>shape>add shape hints).

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One suggestion, posted under a multiple path export question, was to use scripting... but no one explored or explained how to go about it. I'm not asking for the impossible, however. I simply need help working out my own solution: if there is no application method for transferring the elements, try to script a method to prep those elements for export. Before I even attempt to reinvent someone's wheel, I am putting the question out there:
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It sounds like you have gotten this working for your project, but you might look at this thread for a few different solutions. http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1045757

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