Anyone have Simple Code to Play an .Flv file on a Website?

Hi,
Can someone please tell me how to make a web page play a .flv file.
Simple, basic code would do.
I have an .flv file uploaded on my website.
How do I get the Flash Player to play the file when someone visits the page?
Again, all I'm looking for is simple code.
Thanks,
Joe

add an flvplayback component to your swf. give it an instance name (say flv). then use:
flv.contentPath="yourflv.flv"; // for as2
flv.source="yourflv.flv"; // for as3

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