Plot chart- embbeding a custom swf file

I'm currently using the plot chart element to display dynamic from a MySQL database. I decided I wanted to use a custom embedded swf file. The issue I'm running into is the way the swf file looks. Is there a way keep the original size (width/height) and not have to look deformed? Adjusting the radius only makes the swf "fatter".
Here is the code that I'm using:
   <mx:series>
    <mx:PlotSeries
     id="plot"
     xField="xfieldname"
     yField="yfieldname"
     radius ="45"
     itemRenderer="@Embed(source='file:/C:/images/movie.swf')"
     showDataEffect="slideUp"
     />
   </mx:series>
</mx:PlotChart>

Hi,
there are two very distinct things: one is to emit an actual swf, and the other one is to tell an existing swf to show something....
Now assume your user can choose a few symbols from the library and drag them around .... and imagine an xml file that liss the symbol name and its coordinates on stage as well as its scaling factor.
Next assume the user can click somewhere to type text ... and imagine the xml file to contain text entries with actual text, font size, and coordinates
I did something with AS2 following this scheme: a server script copied the existing swf and added an actionscript block equivalent to the above-mentioned xml file. I have not studied details of AS3 files enough to tell whether the same is possible with AS3, but I sort of believe that an xml string embedded as a byte string could be amended / replaced in a similar way

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> Hello,
>
> I have worked with Flash and Dreamweaver on the side for
a number of
> years.
> We all know that after the recent changes, the way it
handles object and
> embed
> tags has changed to favor Java actionscripts instead.
>
> This code I am about to paste was created using
Dreamweaver 8.02, with
> transitional (x) html. Now mind you, this is not the
prettiest piece of
> code
> you've ever seen. I now am learning to use CSS layouts
instead of
> layers/tables, with php and flash integrated. This one
example is not the
> only
> time I have had this problem however.
>
> I made a silly flash banner (its actually a placeholder
for a better one I
> have to develop) for testing purposes and sizing. It
appears fine in
> Firefox,
> and IE6 in the preview mode via Dreamweaver. When I
upload it all to the
> site,
> the flash banner does not appear.
>
> I have tried copying the FLA and SWF files to the root
folder (the fla,
> swf,
> and html files generated are all present), and tried a
number of
> variations in
> the code and parameters to no avail. The darn thing just
won't appear
> now.
> Similarly older pages I have created that Dreamweaver
now prompts you to
> "fix
> the object tag that may not work in IE7...etc" have the
same issue. If I
> select "go ahead and fix them for me", they are visible
in production, but
> gone
> after uploading.
>
> Now to remove the possibility that this was a layering
or parent tag issue
> of
> visibility, I created a blank HTML page and
"insert/media/flash" and stuck
> the
> banner in there, then uploaded it to my server. It
doesn't appear.
>
> I need help. I have been scouring the web for a few days
now to no avail
> and
> have become quite frustrated with what used to be a
really easy
> integration of
> Flash and html.
>
> Here is the top chunk of code from the page in question:
(the page is
> live
> with the missing banner here:
>
http://www.aeonsolutions.net/shirtworks/Shrtwrks_Homepage.html)
>
> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0
Transitional//EN"
> "
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inkjet printing,
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humor,
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> 
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> 
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> <tr>
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> 'codebase','
http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#
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version=7,0,19,0','data','Banner1.html','width','525','height','143','hspace','0
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>
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>
> Mike
>

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