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Hi everyone
First time on this site hope to learn something.
I have a huge problem with web page
I have a flash banner from ds effects and it works fine in Internet Explorer but not in Firefox or Netscape
This is the script
<OBJECT classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,0,0" id="DS_ImageScroll" width="776" height="119">
<PARAM NAME=movie VALUE=DS_ImageScroll.swf?credits=&loadtext=Loading&#32;...&loadtextcolor=6D8269&speed=6&pause=2&direction=left&interactive=out&image1=jetsbanner.jpg&image2=jetsbanner.jpg&overtext1=WELCOME&#32;TO&#32;IPSWICH&#32;JETS&overtextfont1=verdana&overtextsize1=64&overtexttype1=scrollleft&overtexty1=10&overtextspeed1=2&overtextshadow1=yes&overtextstyle1=bold&overtextcol1=ffd700><PARAM NAME=quality VALUE=high><PARAM NAME=menu VALUE=false><PARAM NAME=bgcolor VALUE="#ffffff"><PARAM NAME=wmode VALUE=transparent>
<EMBED src=DS_ImageScroll.swf?credits=&loadtext=Loading&#32;...&loadtextcolor=6D8269&speed=6&pause=2&direction=left&interactive=out&image1=pic1.jpg&image2=pic2.jpg&overtext1=WELCOME&#32;TO&#32;IPSWICH&#32;JETS&overtextfont1=verdana&overtextsize1=64&overtexttype1=scrollleft&overtexty1=10&overtextspeed1=2&overtextshadow1=yes&overtextstyle1=bold&overtextcol1=ffd700 quality=high bgcolor="#ffffff" width=600 height=200 NAME="DS_ImageScroll" TYPE="application/x-shockwave-flash" PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></EMBED>
</OBJECT>
Please put an end to all this worry
Thanks heaps
JeannieM

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Brief expert note: common causes for a Flash movie that appears in Internet Explorer but not in Mozilla-based browsers are differences in embedding syntax, server-side delivery (permissions, MIME type, case-sensitive filenames), and the SWF failing to load external assets passed by URL variables. was right to test the SWF directly — that isolates whether the player or the page markup is the problem — and ’s forum move makes sense for deeper multimedia troubleshooting.

Quick checklist to run through in order: test the SWF URL directly in Firefox and watch the browser/network console for 404/403 or MIME errors; confirm every referenced filename matches exactly (case matters on Unix hosts); make sure .swf and image files are world-readable (typical permission: 644) and the server isn’t doing user-agent filtering/hotlink blocking; ensure the server sends the correct MIME type for .swf (application/x-shockwave-flash); keep the object/embed markup consistent and quote attribute values, and encode ampersands in HTML attributes as &amp; so query-string variables pass reliably to the SWF.

A simple, cross-browser pattern (use placeholders for actual filenames and params):

<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="banner.swf?image1=photo1.jpg&amp;image2=photo2.jpg" width="776" height="119">
  <param name="movie" value="banner.swf?image1=photo1.jpg&amp;image2=photo2.jpg" />
  <param name="quality" value="high" />
  <param name="wmode" value="transparent" />
  <p>Fallback: a static image or text for non-Flash browsers.</p>
</object>

Caution and long-term note: Flash Player reached end-of-life in late 2020 and modern browsers commonly block it. For archival or long-term compatibility, consider converting the animation to HTML5/Canvas/JS or using an SWF-emulator (for archived playback) rather than relying on the Flash plugin.

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Hi JeannieM, welcome to the site. :)


The Community Introductions forum is just a casual place for new members to introduce themselves, but it isn't someplace where technical questions get answered. Since you definitely do have a technical problem that needs to be solved, I'm moving your post to forum where you will get more Macromedia-savy "eyeballs" on your question.

We're off to the Graphics and Multimedia forum; buckle up...

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I have a huge problem with web page

That's why all of us are here, some have problems others know how to solve them :cool:

I have a flash banner from ds effects and it works fine in Internet Explorer but not in Firefox or Netscape
This is the script
<OBJECT classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,0,0" id="DS_ImageScroll" width="776" height="119">
<PARAM NAME=movie VALUE=DS_ImageScroll.swf?credits=&loadtext=Loading ...&loadtextcolor=6D8269&speed=6&pause=2&direction=left&interactive=out&image1=jetsbanner.jpg&image2=jetsbanner.jpg&overtext1=WELCOME TO IPSWICH JETS&overtextfont1=verdana&overtextsize1=64&overtexttype1=scrollleft&overtexty1=10&overtextspeed1=2&overtextshadow1=yes&overtextstyle1=bold&overtextcol1=ffd700><PARAM NAME=quality VALUE=high><PARAM NAME=menu VALUE=false><PARAM NAME=bgcolor VALUE="#ffffff"><PARAM NAME=wmode VALUE=transparent>
<EMBED src=DS_ImageScroll.swf?credits=&loadtext=Loading ...&loadtextcolor=6D8269&speed=6&pause=2&direction=left&interactive=out&image1=pic1.jpg&image2=pic2.jpg&overtext1=WELCOME TO IPSWICH JETS&overtextfont1=verdana&overtextsize1=64&overtexttype1=scrollleft&overtexty1=10&overtextspeed1=2&overtextshadow1=yes&overtextstyle1=bold&overtextcol1=ffd700 quality=high bgcolor="#ffffff" width=600 height=200 NAME="DS_ImageScroll" TYPE="application/x-shockwave-flash" PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></EMBED>
</OBJECT>

Sorry Jeannie, but we are missing somthing here. You say, you have problem with this banner, but what kind of problem? What error messages? Any description of problem like banner is supposed to loop but it doesn't. Give us more!!! I visited their web site but everything is o.k. there.

And don't be greedy, give a credits ti people which created this banner for you

<PARAM NAME=movie VALUE=DS_ImageScroll.swf?credits=www.dseffects.com&loadtext=Loading ...&

Waiting for more details..... :D

Member Avatar for JeannieM

Hi Peter
Sorry didn't explain it too clearly.The banner moves in to the left in IE but when I load the page in Firefox or Netscape there is no banner.
it is from dseffects have a look.It look great in IE
.
Hope that helps
Thanks Jeannie

Member Avatar for peter_budo

Hi Jeannie
Sorry didn't reply early, but I was busy at work.
I looked at your site to see what that flsh does. What I so compitely suprised me. Code is O.K. what I think is, there is something wrong with your "swf". By calling this address


you should be able to see your flash stuff on full screen like in this case

However in your case nothing appear just text Loading which is part of code loadtext=Loading .... It's seems to me that your file has issues with permisions which are usally set up on Unix based servers. I don't think you have any tool to check this permisions. What you can do is send me this flash file(send my a private message with your email and I will reply to it) and I can do it for you or have to contact www.dseffects.com and ask them for help/advice.

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