Flash CS3 Button question

Is there any way that I can set up buttons that can be controlled outside of flash? I'm developing a flash header for a friend's website. The header has buttons which link to pages on the site. My friend, who does not have flash, would like to be able to control the pages that the buttons direct to. Is there actionscript that could direct the button to get a url extension stored outside of the swf?

Now that I have my movieclip buttons all set, I have a problem.
This is setup like a "jeopardy looking" game of a series of buttons, where when one clicks on a button, the answer appears and remains on the screen. Now I have to add another button "for more info click here" on that answer screen (which is in the down state.)
When I add another frame label inside that mc button, and point the new button to "go to and stop" there, it doesn't. I see it appear for a second and then goes back to the "over" state.
I hope this makes sense. Thank you for any suggestions.

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