Flash button to show html layer

I have embedded a Flash menu into an html doc with a hidden
layer called player. I want a button in the Flash menu to show that
layer. I used the instructions on this website:
http://www.bestflashanimationsite.com/tutorials/1/2/
But it doesn't work. I made a link on the html page that
shows the layer, so the Dreamweaver MM_showHideLayers function is
there in the html head. I tried this in the button actionscript:
on(press) {
getURL("javascript:MM_showHideLayers('player','','show')");
I also tried writing a custom function in the html which does
work from a button in the html:
function showPlayer() {
MM_showHideLayers('player','','show')
and then putting this in the Flash button:
on(press) {
getURL("javascript:showPlayer()");
Which does not work. (following are the Dreamweaver
functions)
Please help!!!!!

I use externalInterface (instead of getURL). Its a great way
to call javascript functions from flash and vice-versa.
http://livedocs.adobe.com/flash/8/main/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=LiveD ocs_Parts&file=00002200.html
There are some links to examples in the comments below the
description.

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Newsgroup User
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> Media -> Flash Button in DW8. Unfortunately the
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>I just used some simple, built-in Flash buttons (with no
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> in DW CS3. They look great and close together in IE 7,
but there is a gap
> between the buttons in Safari and Firefox. Any simple
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> just
> how different browsers render flash/html?
>
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