Stop() external SWF

I’m calling an external SWF on the first frame to preload it. I want to play that SWF at a certain frame. How can I stop the SWF on the 1st frame?

Both of these won’t work.

[COLOR=Blue]_root[/COLOR].container.[COLOR=Blue]gotoAndStop[/COLOR](1);
[COLOR=Blue]_root.[/COLOR]container.[COLOR=Blue]stop[/COLOR]();

I can get it working by putting a [COLOR=Blue]stop();[/COLOR] on the first frame of the SWF and playing it several frames in*(_root.container.play();*) but I come across other problems that way when I call that swf for a second time, it just stops on the opening frame…

Someone please help.

Cheers