Taking external control of flash playback

Hello: What would be the best way of taking control
(remotely) of the playback of a flash video/slideshow? I can write
an application that can export a .html file to my server with
timecodes, and then as the user plays the flash annimation from my
web site, it could refer to this .html file for 'live' instructions
on which slide to show?
Would this strategy work, or is there a better way of
accomplishing this?
Thanks!
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