Hi Sam...Thanks for taking the time to help me out. It is appreciated more than you know.
Okay, here is what I did, and I do have a minor success....but not a major one. :( I deleted the nav_cont before, so I put that back in... duh... and embedded the menu.swf into that. The movie now plays in the html design window of Dreamweaver (success) but not on the web page itself, and now I cannot even see the black box where the menu should reside as was showing before. Also, do I need the ACrunactivex.js on the main root directory? I removed it just in case... if I need it, I will put it back but felt it might conflict with the other .js file. I cleaned up the coding and got rid of unnecessary stuff on most of the other pages, but don't understand how those files can effect this test page...but I believe it can so I did my best there. Please understand I am a student learning this stuff...so my experience is limited. I have never had trouble interfacing an swf into an html file before now. I am still unsure as to why it is giving me such a hard time now. The URL to view is http://www.jackpinewebdesign.com/test.html but I did go and clean up the html, xhtml with the tool provided in DW. Thanks for your patience. K. On Mar 22, 2:22 pm, Sam Sherlock <[email protected]> wrote: > you still have excess code and your repeating bits to. > > I am viewing this urlhttp://www.jackpinewebdesign.com/ > > 1) don't see why you need - check if you actually need what your page is > referancing get rid of what you don't > > <script src="Scripts/AC_ActiveX.js" type="text/javascript"></script> > > 2) don't have the swfobject code twice. > > 3) Make sure the container with the correct id IS in the page mark up > > 4) you have freedom to put files where ever the page can source them - your > using a Scripts/ dir (I keep dirs lowercase) > > 5) moving style upwards in source code, and script down is also a good idea > > these last two points are wandering OT but might help you longer term and > might not be causing your troubles now but it clouds your situation ~ but > point 3 may solve the issue > > - S > > 2009/3/22 kip <[email protected]> > > > > > Okay, so this is what I did... > > I moved the swfobject.js file, menu.xml file and the menu.swf to the > > main file structure in the root directory... I had them in a separate > > file called flash.... Now they reside in the main root of the site. > > After replacing my code with your code, I now get a black box showing > > in FF, and IE... but it still will not play. At least I can see the > > area where the movie should reside and play. Progress. The 404 error > > code now displays > > /* SWFObject v2.1 <http://code.google.com/p/swfobject/> > > Copyright (c) 2007-2008 Geoff Stearns, Michael Williams, and Bobby > > van der Sluis > > This software is released under the MIT License <http:// > >www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php> > > */ > > ...... > > > Here is the new link I am now just working on getting this wot work in > > an html page: > > >http://www.jackpinewebdesign.com/test.html > > > On Mar 22, 1:28 pm, Sam Sherlock <[email protected]> wrote: > > > currently > > > 1) your page has no swfobject.js the page can't find it > > > 2) then your swfobject setup will look for the swf file herehttp:// > >www.jackpinewebdesign.com/menu.swf-which it won't find - see how I > > > have altered the code below > > > > - S > > > > 2009/3/22 kip <[email protected]> > > > > > Sorry: > > > > if the swfobject file is in a folder js in the root of your site and the > > > menu is where it was - firebug found both of these issues ~ it will help > > you > > > loads :) available for either OSX or windoze ~ it will list js error and > > > missing files (it has add-ons of its own but 1 step at a time :] ) > > > > or you can try various files in turnhttp:// > >www.jackpinewebdesign.com/swfobject.js=err404 > > > > <script type="text/javascript" src="/js/swfobject.js"></script> > > > > > <script type="text/javascript"> > > > > var flashvars = {}; > > > > var params = {}; > > > > params.quality = "high"; > > > > params.scale = "noscale"; > > > > params.wmode = "transparent"; > > > > var attributes = {}; > > > > swfobject.embedSWF("/flash_files/new_bounce/menu.swf", "menu_cont", > > "500", > > > "300", "8.0.0", > > > "expressInstall.swf", flashvars, params, attributes); > > > > > </script> > > > > On Mar 22, 12:20 pm, Sam Sherlock <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Have your read the documentation? > > > >http://code.google.com/p/swfobject/wiki/documentation > > > > > > this is nothttp:// > > > >www.jackpinewebdesign.com/Scripts/AC_RunActiveContent.js< not > > > > > swfobject > > > > > thishttp:// > > swfobject.googlecode.com/svn/tags/swfobject_2_1/swfobject.js< > > > > > swfobject > > > > > > your swfobject code/vars etc I was refering to would look like (if > > using > > > > > dynamic embed) > > > > > > <script type="text/javascript"> > > > > > > var flashvars = {}; > > > > > var params = {}; > > > > > var attributes = {}; > > > > > > swfobject.embedSWF("myContent.swf", "myContent", "300", "120", > > > > > "9.0.0","expressInstall.swf", flashvars, params, attributes); > > > > > > </script> > > > > > > if the code perplexes you you can generate it usinghttp:// > > > >www.bobbyvandersluis.com/swfobject/generator/index.html > > > > > > hth - S > > > > > > 2009/3/22 kip <[email protected]> > > > > > > > It won't play. It uploads fine. Here is a link to the page I am > > trying > > > > > > to put it on for right now... > > > > > >http://www.jackpinewebdesign.com/about.html > > > > > > > Here is the page code. > > > > > > > <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" > > "http:// > > > > > >www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> > > > > > > <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml";> > > > > > > <head> > > > > > > <title>JPWD:: About</title> > > > > > > <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; > > > > > > charset=iso-8859-1" /> > > > > > > <meta name="Description" content="My name is Karen Eckstrom and I > > have > > > > > > lived in the Hutchinson, MN. area for over 25 years. We raised our > > > > > > family here and I am currently working towards that degree > > completing > > > > > > my junior year. My current GPA is 3.99 and my goal is to graduate > > at > > > > > > the very top of my class. I then want to grow my business to become > > a > > > > > > leader in the Multimedia/Web Design industry in Minnesota." /> > > > > > > <meta name="Keywords" content="Jack Pine Web Design, Karen > > Eckstrom, > > > > > > Minnesota, Multimedia, Web Design, Hutchinson, MN, Minnesota" > > /><!-- > > > > > > ImageReady Styles (Untitled-2) --> > > > > > > > <!-- End ImageReady Styles --> > > > > > > <link href="jpwd_main.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> > > > > > > <link href="about.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> > > > > > > <script src="Scripts/AC_RunActiveContent.js" > > type="text/javascript"></ > > > > > > script> > > > > > > </head> > > > > > > <body style="background-color:#FFFFFF;"> > > > > > > <!-- ImageReady Slices (Untitled-2) --> > > > > > > <div id="Table_01"> > > > > > > <div id="jpwd-logo-about_"> > > > > > > <img id="jpwd_logo_about" > > > > src="images/jpwd_logo_about.jpg" > > > > > > width="196" height="70" alt="Jack Pine Web Design" /> </div> > > > > > > <div id="nav-bar"> > > > > > > <div id="nav-bar_"> > > > > > > <script type="text/javascript"> > > > > > > AC_FL_RunContent( 'codebase','http://download.macromedia.com/pub/ > > > > > > shockwave/cabs/flash/ > > > > > > swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0< > > > >http://download.macromedia.com/pub/%0Ashockwave/cabs/flash/%0Aswflash.. > > .> > > > > > > ','width','500','height','300','title','navigation > > > > > > menu','src','flash_files/new_bounce/ > > > > > > menu','quality','high','pluginspage',' > >http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/ > > > > > > download/download.cgi? > > > > > > P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash< > > > >http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/%0Adownload/download.cgi?%0AP1_Prod_Ve.. > > .> > > > > > > ','wmode','transparent','menu','false','movie','flash_files/ > > > > > > new_bounce/menu' ); //end AC code > > > > > > </script><noscript><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E- > > > > > > AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase=" > >http://download.macromedia.com/ > > > > > > pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0< > > > >http://download.macromedia.com/%0Apub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.ca.. > > .>" > > > > > > width="500" > > > > > > height="300" title="navigation menu"> > > > > > > <param name="movie" > > value="flash_files/new_bounce/menu.swf" / > > > > > > > <param name="quality" value="high" /> > > > > > > <param name="wmode" value="transparent" /> > > > > > > <param name="menu" value="false" /> > > > > > > <embed src="flash_files/new_bounce/menu.swf" width="500" > > > > > > height="300" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/ > > > > > > shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash< > > > >http://www.adobe.com/%0Ashockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Versi.. > > .> > > > > > > " > > > > > > type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" > > > > > > menu="false"></embed> > > > > > > </object> > > > > > > </noscript> > > > > > > </div> > > > > > > </div> > > > > > > <div id="body-about_"> > > > > > > <div id="copyright"> > > > > > > <div align="center"><span class="copyright">Copyrights 2009 > > > > > > © Jack Pine Web Design. All Rights reserved</span></div> > > > > > > </div> > > > > > > <div class="sub_head" id="body_txt"> > > > > > > <p class="sub_head">So, why Jack Pine Web Design?</p> > > > > > > <blockquote> > > > > > > <p class="body_txt">When I was young my father > > referred to > > > > his > > > > > > children as "Jack Pine Savages". A term that has come to > > > > > > mean endearment. He is long since gone from this earth, but I find > > > > > > myself frequently thinking of him and the quirky things he often > > said. > > > > > > Jack Pine Web Design was as fitting a name as any...and I guess in > > my > > > > > > own strange way, it's a tribute to him and what he means to me > > still. > > > > > > I think he would be proud to know that I went back to school to > > earn > > > > > > my bachelors degree in Mulitmedia /Web Design. A life long dream > > that > > > > > > I am finally acheiving.</p> > > > > > > </blockquote> > > > > > > <p class="sub_head">Who I am</p> > > > > > > <blockquote> > > > > > > <p class="body_txt">My name is Karen Eckstrom and I have > > > > > > lived in the Hutchinson, MN. area for over 25 years. We raised our > > > > > > family here and I am currently working towards that degree > > completing > > > > > > my junior year. My current GPA is 3.99 and my goal is to graduate > > at > > > > > > the very top of my class. I then want to grow my business to become > > a > > > > > > leader in the Multimedia/Web Design industry in Minnesota.</p> > > > > > > </blockquote> > > ... > > read more » --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SWFObject" group. 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