Load .flv into empty symbol?

hi
is it possible to load an .flv file into a symbol? i know it
is possible with a .swf file. but it does not seem to work with an
flv. am i doing somethiing wrong or is it not supposed to work?
basically i am trying to make different movies load into a
single movie player (symbol) i can get it to work loading swfs i
made of the individual videos sitting inside their own fla files
but i am just wondering if it is possible to just load the flv
files without the extra complication of the extra fla per video.
i also know that the way i am doing it is the long way round
but i know absolutely nothing of action script and am doing it the
way i was taught in the total training videos that i bought.
cheers !
angus

you should be streaming your flv files. that's what they were
designed to work.
you can use the flvplayback component to do all the coding
for you. all you have to do is assign the flv's location/name and
the component will do the rest.

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