The software (xatshow) I'm using puts the music I've chosen outside the "object" boundry for the flash movie. If I try to put in in, the sound ceases:
here's the code
<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,0,0" width=943 height=578 id=xatshow align=middle>
<param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" />
<param name=movie value=xatshow_flash.swf /><param name=quality value=high />
<param name=FlashVars value="shw=2007_Show_Horses.xml">
<param name=bgcolor value=#000000 />
<embed src=xatshow_flash.swf quality=high bgcolor=#000000 width=943 height=578 name=xatshow FlashVars="shw=2007_Show_Horses.xml" align=middle allowScriptAccess=sameDomain type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.xat.com/update_flash.shtml" />
</object>
<bgsound src="2007_Show_Horses.mp3" loop="-1">
Oh well, I guess I've riden this horse to death.
Thanks to everyone for the suggestions,
Dana