I'm new here so...hello!

I just purchased a copy of Anim-FX 2.5 because I thought it would make text effects for my flash movie a lot easier and quicker. I'm regretting my purchase so far. the .swf file seems to be reliant on the accompanying text file and there's no way to use it otherwise. The problem is that I can't export to an .avi because Anim-FX requires you to import the .swf as a movie. Is there any way I can use this program effectively? Or am I hosed? Also, because I can't change the name of the text file that the .swf is reliant on, I can't use the same effect in the same flash movie!! Am I missing something? This seems ridiculous! Any suggestions? Thanks!