Bob Meetin wrote: > Once someone has opted to run a video, what is a standard way > to halt the program? I would rather avoid JavaScript. One of the nice things about Flash video is that there's no default chrome, no box, no play/pause/volume controls. You can easily use any of many "flv skins" to enclose your video, presenting such controls (including a "stop" button) within it. No browser scripting needed. Examples: http://www.google.com/search?q=flv+%28skin+OR+player%29 Is this the type of thing you were seeking...? jd -- John Dowdell . Adobe Developer Support . San Francisco CA USA Weblog: http://weblogs.macromedia.com/jd Aggregator: http://weblogs.macromedia.com/mxna Technotes: http://www.macromedia.com/support/ Spam killed my private email -- public record is best, thanks.