Start flash video

How can I have an event on my page start a flash video start?
I have a .FLV file that starts and looks correct. I see the
controls on the video. I want a rollover on a separate object
restart the video from the beginning.
I have tried looking it up, but have not found the correct
term.
Thank you very much for your clues.
Robert

It might be easiest, if you have autoRewind set to true, to
call:
my_btn.onRollOver = function() {
FLVComponent.stop(); //will rewind
FLVComponent.play();
}

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