Using Exported Catalyst .swf in Flash CS5 Professional

Hello!
I seem to be having trouble getting my published swf files imported into my main Flash Pro document. I have tried importing to library, stage, creating a movie clip in flash, entering the module and importing there, etc.
All I keep getting is a little crosshatch where I place my clip from my library.
I am somewhat of a newbie to Flash, but not unfamiliar.
What steps, if any, am I missing?
Thank you

That is due to the fact that Flash Catalyst leverages the Flex framework. To include a Flash Catalyst built swf into your Flash Professional project, you will need to load the swf via ActionScript. I have attached a sample of this code for you to look at.
I will add that is is not a recommended solution.
Chris

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