Currently you need to create a content type, add a file field to the content type, then add a flash field to the content type. On the settings page for the flash field, you point to the file field. So far so good. On the node/add page for the new content type, I'm only seeing a field for the file field, not for the flash field. Is this as it should be for now? Can I remove the 2nd field (the flash field), or do I need to leave them both?

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Stuart Greenfield commented

You need both.

The FileField takes care of uploading files for you, so it provides the mechanism to get the file on to your site.

FlashField then uses the file and takes care of producing the markup needed to display/play your content. If you remove the flash field then you don't lose the file, but it won't get displayed as flash.

FlashField also handles (optionally) presenting all the configuration options to your users when they create their content.