Using event cue points to add buttons

How do I go about having buttons display in an external flv file? I know I can establish event cue points with Adobe media encoder. I want the the buttons and graphics to appear and stay on the screen, even though the external flv loops. Its been a long day and I have exhausted all other options, otherwise I would not have asked on here. Thanks in advance. Oh btw using Flash cs 5.5 and as 3. thanks

i just added x and y locations:
Movie01.addEventListener(MetadataEvent.CUE_POINT,cuepointF);
function cuepointF(e:MetadataEvent):void{
trace(e.info.name); // this will display your cuepoints when their dispatched. you'll use if-statements below this line to add your buttons. eg,
if(e.info.name=="middle"){
addChild(button1); // assuming button1 is already created.
button1.x=639;
button1.y=140.5;
it worked with no errors
thanks again!

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could find on the adobe site and I still not there.
I'd really appreciate any direction anyone can give me.
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