Inserting .swf file

[labelle]

greetings to you all!
I want to insert a flash object in my code.and i get validation errors.
what is the best way of doing things.here is the code and below it the errors. pliz let me know how i can correct it.

<objectwidth="200"height="200">
<paramname="movie"value="flash/filename.swf">
<embedsrc="flash/filename.swf"width="200"height="200">
</embed>
</object>

and these are the errors that i get

Error 1 Validation (XHTML 1.0 Transitional): Empty elements such as 'param' must end with />.
Error 2 Validation (XHTML 1.0 Transitional): Element 'embed' is not supported.

thanks labelle

[MaxMumford]

bleuh inserting .swf files is such a tricky thing to make browser safe. I find that using the folllowing code that i think dreamweaver gave me is the best iv found! although i have not had much experiance with this at all, i have had some. Below is the code:

<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase=" <a href="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0">http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0</a> " width="550" height="400" align="middle">
<param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" />
<param name="movie" value="videos/hdsd mov.swf" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff" /><param name="LOOP" value="false"><embed src="videos/hdsd mov.swf" width="550" height="400" loop="false" align="middle" quality="high" bgcolor="#ffffff" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage=" <a href="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer">http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer</a> " />
</object>

What this does is uses one script for embedding the swf for one type of browser, and in the section which would be activated is another script, for the alternative browsers. Just edit in your own preferences, and it should work. Hope this hepls!!

Max.

[labelle]

Thanx a lot for yr reply. and it did help me.
one validation error is out now but i still have one. the element embed is not supported. so which one is supported.
I am developing the site for these browsers: xhtml 1.0 Transitional(Netscape 7, Opera 7, Internet Explorer 6). here is the exact error that i get.
Validation (XHTML 1.0 Transitional): Element 'embed' is not supported.

Thanx a lot


bleuh inserting .swf files is such a tricky thing to make browser safe. I find that using the folllowing code that i think dreamweaver gave me is the best iv found! although i have not had much experiance with this at all, i have had some. Below is the code:

<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase=" <a href="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0">http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0</a> " width="550" height="400" align="middle">
<param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" />
<param name="movie" value="videos/hdsd mov.swf" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff" /><param name="LOOP" value="false"><embed src="videos/hdsd mov.swf" width="550" height="400" loop="false" align="middle" quality="high" bgcolor="#ffffff" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage=" <a href="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer">http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer</a> " />
</object>

What this does is uses one script for embedding the swf for one type of browser, and in the section which would be activated is another script, for the alternative browsers. Just edit in your own preferences, and it should work. Hope this hepls!!

Max.

[ammarcool]

or else you can use the FREE flash control from:
http://www.flash-control.net/

its FREE!

i am using the same control for my entire project!

regards,

Ammar.

[labelle]

Thanx a lot .
i am using the control and it seems to be working in IE. I am hoping it works for all the browsers, ok lets sya for most of the browsers especially the most commonly used.
Thanx a lot

Labelle

[darshanjeet]

hi there,
i have downloaded flash control and used it in my visual studio 2005 but its not working.
i tried a lot of time, but is not showing up anything when i am running up my application..

and the oher way of using the flash by writing code too is not working here in my system, showing no error message, but still not working..
please help..

regards
darshan