Delivering Flash movie to web designer

I just sent our web designer a flash video to place on a website. I included in one folder the .swf, the .flv and the player skin. Plus I also added the .fla file, just in case they needed it.
They tell me yes, they can play the movie, but they can't place it on a web page.
Have I missed some element they need? I've attached the .swf file which is the only one allowed to upload.
thx...jw

IF they (or you) publish an html file using the fla (via the Publish Settings options), they can utilize the code from that file to plant the swf in the web page. There may also be a need to include a js file, which Flash will also generate when you publish the html.

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