Use embedded .swf to hide/show a button

Captivate 4
Flash CS4
ActionScript 2.0
Afternoon Fellow Captivators!!
okay - so here's the thing, I have a custom interaction that i have built in Flash. I want to force the user to go through this entire interaction before proceeding to the next slide. The easiest way, in my eyes, to do this would be.
1) Hide the "next" button, toggle it's "visible" to off
2) The user then goes through the entire animation/interaction
3) at the end of the interaction, the animation communicates with Captivate to now SHOW the "next" button - or toggle it's visibility to on...
Does anyone else know of a way to do this - I've been looking through all of the Captivate variables, and don't see anything to toggle the visible option for it.
Thanks for the help!

If you want to accomplish this in Captivate 4, Paul Dehurst has a Widget that will do what you need. He offers it for FREE at his site here: http://www.raisingaimee.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=113:hideshow-bu ttons-widgets&catid=31:captivate-4&Itemid=55
If you use it, you might consider making a donation to him for his incredible work!
The downside is that Paul has retired from Widget making and there is no update for Captivate 5. Anyone want to take this development on for Cap 5?

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