Playing various flv files in FLVPlayer from HTML

I have a .swf file (id=myVideo) that contains an FLVPlayer
instance (myFLVPlayer) embedded (object and embed) on my web page.
In a separate <DIV> I feature several thumbnails and
descriptions of videos that the visitor can play by clicking the
image.
Can I use javascript to call
myVideo.myFLVPlayer.contentPath="myselection.flv" as an onClick
action in the HTML?
I'm using Flash 8 and AS2.
Any suggestions, examples, or links would be
appreciated.

Thanks for the input.
The approach of opening another window doesn't fit in with
the look and feel (design values and aesthetics) of the site. I
suppose I could make a separate .html for each video, keeping the
remainder of the page identical. But this would create a
maintenance nightmare as well as creating more interaction with the
server.
I also realize that I could just put the thumbnails and AS
directly into the .swf and make it work technically. But then as I
add new videos in the future I'd have to make changes to the .fla
and re-publish the .swf. At some point in time, the Stage would
have to be so large as to render that approach impractical. In
addition, it would reduce my flexibility to place thumbnail objects
in the browser window with respect to other HTML/CSS.
So, bottom line is that what I'm looking for is the right way
to go HTML->Javascript->Flash. I know that Javascript can
talk to the Flash instance. The question is, what is the best
approach to allow it to touch the FLVPlayer instance within my
.swf?
Admittedly, it's become more of an issue with me because I'm
using Flash 8 and AS2. Much of the documentation I've found applies
to later versions of both. Because of design changes as the
products evolved, most of that isn't useable for me. It does get
confusing.
Any help, examples, or links would be appreciated.

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