Control Animation from Flash

Hello,
Does anyone know how I can control multiple animations (imported flash swf files) in a slide.
These swf files are mostly 2 or more frames long with a stop on the first frame.
I need to be able to click on them in Captivate 4 and advance to the next frame in the swf.
Reading actionscript on these frames would be a plus.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks

Yes you can add pretty much what you want in the swf's you import into Captivate. That is really the beauty of it because it allows you to use some pretty advanced stuff directly in your Captivate productions.
You can also implement communication between your swf and Captivate to allow advanced integration betweeen the two. You can see a list of the different variables here: http://www.captivate4.com/2009/04/28/system-variables-in-captivate-4-%e2%80%93-a-complete- list/
/Michael
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