Embed XML into Flash file at compile/publish time?
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I know how to access external XML file in ActionScript 2, however in this project the requirement is that the SWF file must be self-contained.

The reason I'm keeping the XML is because it's the output of another program, so if I can keep the XML as it is, I avoid manual data input.

I understand that there's the [embed] meta-tag available in AS3, but I'm stuck with AS2 unfortunately.

Is there a way to embed the XML file, or read the data and store as a variable at compile/publish time with ActionScript 2?