Newbie: Received Flash content - need help embedding

Hi,
I received a web banner from one of our suppliers that I need to embed into our website. I've got it into the web page but don't know how to configure an "onclick" action. In my reading I don't find a parameter to specify what action to take if someone clicks on the banner. Right now it opens a new window with an error saying it can't find "/undefined". How do I defined the URL? The vendor that gave us the marketing content has been of no help.
Thanks.
Steve

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Hi Ned,
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