Using cuepoints in video to advance main timeline

How would I play an intro video and then when the video ends, advance to frame 2?  I know to use cuepoints, but my code seems to be more than broken.  Here is what I have:
stop();
var listenerObject:Object = new Object();
listenerObject.cuePoint = function(eventObject:Object):Void {
    gotoAndStop(2);
    trace("advance " + eventObject.info.name);
    trace("advance" + eventObject.info.type);
intro_flv.addEventListener("cuePoint", listenerObject);
I am not even sure I am on the right track or not.  Any help is much appreciated.  Thanks

I tried this bit of code earlier.  You helped me out on an earlier project and I thought this might work, but I am getting an error:
Scene 1, Layer 'actions', Frame 1, Line 3
1119: Access of possibly undefined property COMPLETE through a reference with static type Class.
any ideas?

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    Preview may not display correctly.
    The easiest way to do what you want can be done in Premiere just as well as After Effects. All you are creating is the background video and audio. Any titles, buttons, and highlights can be done in Encore or Photoshop. I prefer PS.
    In PR, bring in the menu background you want to see behind the background video. Add your movie over this. Use motion settings to resize and put the video where you want it. If you want to frame it, add a title with a graphic on the next track up.
    Export this as a demuxed mpeg (m2v and ac3 or wav).
    Import to EN and add a background video and audio.

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