Embedding/linking director in flash?

hi there, i have searched this forum and google but can't
find a way to embed/link a project i did in Director MX to a Flash
8 movie. I found loads of ways to do it the other way around i.e.
Flash in Director but not the way i need. Is there a way to do this
by any chance? any help would be very much appreciated.
Thanks

peterotoole-
I worked 3 years doing Director/Flash integration so it is
with confidence I can say there is no way to embed Shockwave movies
(output of director) inside of a swf (output of flash). The reason
it only works with a swf inside a shockwave movie is because
Director is more powerful and has an xtra which emulates the flash
player inside Director. Essential Director there is a mini Flash
Player; if that makes sense. Flash is not powerful enough to have a
mini shockwave player inside of it.
However I have an idea that might help. There is a way to get
Flash and Director to talk to one another without being inside of
one another. This could provide the abiliy to make things seem as
if the Director content is in a model window being controlled by
your swf. To do this you will need to use LocalConnection Objects.
You can find out more about LocalConnection Objects @
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/director/articles/local_connect_objects.html
I hope that helps.
Sean

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