Keynote Quicktime conversion to Flash with Sorenson Squeeze

I converted a Keynote file to Quicktime, then used Sorenson for conversion to Flash. This was for downloading to a website which has a flash insert on the admin panel. The conversion went great, but it won't recongize the Flash file, although it plays fine in a flash player. I changed the extension from .sqz to .swf. It imported, but then wouldn't play. Am I missing a step to make sure a squeeze file is swf? I realize this may be slightly off the keynote beam, but I want to have the transitions which the flash converter built in doesn't have. Thanks for any help.
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Thanks for taking the time. I have been away. I squeezed a QT file, converted it to flash; it played in a flash player, but when I wanted to upload the file, the webserver wouldnt accept it; and it always registers as a sqz file, instead of swf. I changed the extension, but that made no difference. I will try dropping it into safari and see if that works. (I am using Sorenson because Keynote export to flash does not allow transitions etc.)
I also tried modifying file name in Sorenson. Maybe its a webserver problem. (I find Quicktime actually produces smaller files and that ftping it to the server with a link works best, but flash has more browsers.)
Thanks,

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