HiSsam, I went and download the firebug...OMG where has this been all my life? I am going to love that little plugin. Thanks for letting me know about it.:)
I am cleaning up the file structure and still not having luck with the .swf file...but I am also downloading the AIR generator as Gary says that will generate better code for me. I will keep you posted, just wanted to say THANK YOU! On Mar 22, 3:05 pm, kip <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 ishttp://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-whichit 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> > > ... > > read more » --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SWFObject" group. 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