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Quick note on how to get FlashDevelop to provide auto-completion and the other tweaks for the Flash CS3 fl classes including the Tween class. Inside FlashDevelop tap into the menu:

Tools->Global Classpaths (CTRL-F9)

Pick AS3 from the dropdown box and then choose Add Classpath. Navigate to:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS3\en\Configuration\ActionScript 3.0\Classes

Then repeat for the Air classes here:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS3\en\Configuration\ActionScript 3.0 AIR 1.0\Classes

Those are my Vista 64 paths, you probably have to change them to start with C:\Program Files\Adobe\ under 32bit Vista or XP. Once those two paths show up in the box you can click OK. You should now have instant access to the code-completion system with these classes.

Edit: I've found 3 more paths that are useful to include in the global classpath:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS3\en\Configuration\Component Source\ActionScript 3.0\FLVPlayback\fl
C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS3\en\Configuration\Component Source\ActionScript 3.0\FLVPlaybackCaptioning\fl
C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS3\en\Configuration\Component Source\ActionScript 3.0\User Interface\fl

These are used for various component classes such as the VideoPlayer and FLVPlayback components. You still have to drag and drop the component to you library for Flash to successfully publish your file. The purpose of including them in the FlashDevelop global classpath is simply to enable code completion and syntax highlighting when using those classes.