Creating a Swipable Gallery for Tablets

I would like to create a photo gallery that will be seen in a publication on tablets using ActionScript 3in flash CS5.5.  I have little to no ActionScript experience.   I have created one that works before but it has less images.  When I try to create this new one there are too many images to convert it into a movie clip (which is how I've done previous ones).  All the tutorials I have found say to create a movie first but with this many images it's not working.  I have also seen some that us an xml file but that's not an option as I can only upload a .swf file with the publication and it does not allow me to upload an xml file.  The other solution would be to upload the xml to a local sever and point my .swf file there but I don't know how that will work if a person is trying to view the content offline. 

I am wondering if there is a way to use the swipe gesture to swipe to different points in the timeline.  That way I could put each of my images on the timeline and swipe to them.  I would use a tap or other gesture but I have already created the same photo gallery using jquery that is swipable and we want the same experience for people whether they are using the iPad or other device.  Or is this just above me and maybe we should look to hire someone to do this for us?

If you have code or know of a source where there is code that I can use to get this working I would really appreciate any help!