How to load text from a txt file to an array?

Hi guys,

I’m working with a Flash gallery that loads picture description from the actionscript that looks like this:
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import mx.controls.CheckBox;
function title_name() {
bigname_arr = new Array();
bigname_arr[1] = [“SOME TEXT HERE FOR PIC 1”];
bigname_arr[2] = [“ANOTHER TEXT FOR PICTURE 2”] ;

} //bigname_arr[insert photo#] = [“INSERT PHOTO DESCRIPTION”]; (to add more images copy the code and past on above. To remove photo and description, delete code from above)
title_name();
**

My question is how do I load instead of SOME TEXT… my own custom text from the txt file?

Now, for changing the description of the images I have to change the script itself.

It is Flash 8 Actionscript.

Any help would be much appreciated! Thank you!!!