SWF header file size field

Hi All,
Is it possible to send an SWF file without the exact value of
its uncompressed size in the header?
I want to dynamically change SWF files and I don't always
know their final size when I'm starting to send them...
Thanks in advance,
Yeeeev

You need to keep the mp3 files external and load them as
required. if you
embed them in the swf, then that can slow your loading times
for the whole
movie.
BTW: you might want to look at this:
http://www.swishzone.com/index.php?area=products&product=jukebox
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Is there some way to avoid adding the uncompressed file
length to the SWF header? (the 4 byte integer after the 3 byte
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Can I write some default value instead of the exact one?
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As I said, I resampled the images to be 500px wide so each PShop image is about 1.4mb (single layer). There are 12 images used.
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many of the other adobe programs, so I'm struggling BIG TIME!!!
I created an e-learning module in flash and when it was all
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