Flash and Google Analytics

Hi there!
I'm wondering if anyone here has managed to hook up a flash site to google analytics. I'm talking specifically about communicating clicks internal to one's flash application to the Google Analytics system. Seems to me this is either impossible or a total pain in the keester. Any and all comments or insight are welcome here.

http://code.google.com/apis/analytics/docs/tracking/flashTrackingIntro.html
That should get you started....
HTH
-Ted

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