yes they are published. Ive found some more code from Adobe:

<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="550" height="400" id="movie_name" align="middle">
<param name="movie" value="movie_name.swf"/>
<!--[if !IE]>-->
<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="movie_name.swf" width="550" height="400">
<param name="movie" value="movie_name.swf"/>
<!--<![endif]-->
<a href="http://www.adobe.com/go/getflash">
<img src="http://www.adobe.com/images/shared/download_buttons/get_flash_player.gif" alt="Get Adobe Flash player"/>
</a>
<!--[if !IE]>-->
</object>
<!--<![endif]-->
</object>

(available from http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/415/tn_4150.html)

but this won't work for me either. I can get the page to load but the flash won't play. Can someone tell me what Im doing wrong?
I've tried inserting the URL instead of the filename for the flash but this doesnt work either. The flash file in its self does work though - it plays when entering the URL in IE.