2 swfs "talking"

hello.
i searched around for an answer on the forum but i saw no
answer quite as a i need... :(
here's the idea:
i have a normal html file with 2 swfs.
one is the menu the other one is there to load other movies.
all in one movie is easy... but here, since there r 2 swfs i'm
lost. i need to click on the flash menu and tell the other movie to
load a chosen swf into itself...
i'm guessing i'll need java or something.
by the way, i'm using flash mx 2004.
thanks!

Number 1 is correct.
Not sure what number 2 means as I've never used that
code.

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