Regaining focus on an IE window to accept flash commands

So, I have my nice little flash movie playing along, and I issue some commands to change the bg color

Code:

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getURL("javascript:document.body.style.backgroundColor='#000000'; void(0);");

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which seems to play nice in most browsers.

Then I get to an area where there is an option for a download

Code:

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getURL("http://www.domain.com/file.zip");

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which also works.

HOWEVER, if the download starts, in IE, all further requests to change the window's background color fail. If the download DOESN'T start, it is fine.

Best I can figure is that the download window changes the focus and the further javascript:document commands are being sent to the wrong window.

Okay, so I give my html a name

Code:

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<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript"> window.name="myWindow"; </script>

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and then I tell flash to instruct the browser to change THAT window

Code:

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getURL("javascript:myWindow.body.style.backgroundColor='#000000'; void(0);");

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and IE still ignores that.

Any ideas???