Flash in home page

  • Resolved broadleon

    (@broadleon)


    14 years ago

    Hi

    I’m trying to get a flash map into a page with the code below but it doesn’t seem to be working. can anyone offer assistance?

    <object id="uk_ir_locator" width="480" height="590" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="FlashVars" value="xmlfile1=uk_ir_locator.xml" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="src" value="uk_ir_locator.swf?xmlfile1=uk_ir_locator.xml" /><param name="pluginspage" value="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" /><param name="flashvars" value="xmlfile1=uk_ir_locator.xml" /><embed id="uk_ir_locator" width="480" height="590" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="uk_ir_locator.swf?xmlfile1=uk_ir_locator.xml" FlashVars="xmlfile1=uk_ir_locator.xml" quality="high" wmode="transparent" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" flashvars="xmlfile1=uk_ir_locator.xml" /></object>

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  • J Andrew Scott

    (@jascott)

    14 years ago

    The src attributes are pointing to a .swf file in the current working directory, which on the home page is the root directory or your site. Try using the absolute url to the file a la:
    http://www.domain.com/path/to/file.swf?etc

    Thread Starter broadleon

    (@broadleon)

    14 years ago

    Still Nothing

    <object id="uk_ir_locator" width="480" height="590" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="FlashVars" value="xmlfile1=http://www.bookstoredirectory.co.uk/uk_ir_locator.xml" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="src" value="http://www.bookstoredirectory.co.uk/uk_ir_locator.swf?xmlfile1=http://www.bookstoredirectory.co.uk/uk_ir_locator.xml" /><param name="pluginspage" value="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" /><param name="flashvars" value="xmlfile1=http://www.bookstoredirectory.co.uk/uk_ir_locator.xml" /><embed id="uk_ir_locator" width="480" height="590" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.bookstoredirectory.co.uk/uk_ir_locator.swf?xmlfile1=http://www.bookstoredirectory.co.uk/uk_ir_locator.xml" FlashVars="xmlfile1=uk_ir_locator.xml" quality="high" wmode="transparent" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" flashvars="xmlfile1=uk_ir_locator.xml" /></object>

    Thread Starter broadleon

    (@broadleon)

    14 years ago

    Also Tried it like this

    <OBJECT classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,0,0" WIDTH="480" HEIGHT="590" id="uk_ir_locator" ALIGN="">
 <PARAM NAME=movie VALUE="uk_ir_locator.swf">
 <PARAM NAME=FlashVars VALUE="xmlfile1=uk_ir_locator.xml">
 <PARAM NAME=quality VALUE=high>
 <param name="wmode" value="transparent">
 <PARAM NAME=bgcolor VALUE=#F5F5F5>
 <EMBED src="http://www.bookstoredirectory.co.uk/uk_ir_locator.swf?xmlfile1=http://www.bookstoredirectory.co.uk/uk_ir_locator.xml" quality=high  wmode="transparent" bgcolor=#F5F5F5  WIDTH="480" HEIGHT="590" NAME="uk_ir_locator" ALIGN="" TYPE="application/x-shockwave-flash" PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></EMBED>
</OBJECT>
    <OBJECT classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,0,0" WIDTH="480" HEIGHT="590" id="uk_ir_locator" ALIGN="">
 <PARAM NAME=movie VALUE="http://www.bookstoredirectory.co.uk/uk_ir_locator.swf">
 <PARAM NAME=FlashVars VALUE="http://www.bookstoredirectory.co.uk/xmlfile1=uk_ir_locator.xml">
 <PARAM NAME=quality VALUE=high>
 <param name="wmode" value="transparent">
 <PARAM NAME=bgcolor VALUE=#F5F5F5>
 <EMBED src="http://www.bookstoredirectory.co.uk/uk_ir_locator.swf?xmlfile1=http://www.bookstoredirectory.co.uk/uk_ir_locator.xml" quality=high  wmode="transparent" bgcolor=#F5F5F5  WIDTH="480" HEIGHT="590" NAME="uk_ir_locator" ALIGN="" TYPE="application/x-shockwave-flash" PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></EMBED>
</OBJECT>
    Thread Starter broadleon

    (@broadleon)

    14 years ago

    And this,

    <OBJECT classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,0,0" WIDTH="480" HEIGHT="590" id="uk_ir_locator" ALIGN="">
 <PARAM NAME=movie VALUE="/home/content/98/9135698/html/uk_ir_locator.swf">
 <PARAM NAME=FlashVars VALUE="xmlfile1=/home/content/98/9135698/html/uk_ir_locator.xml">
 <PARAM NAME=quality VALUE=high>
 <param name="wmode" value="transparent">
 <PARAM NAME=bgcolor VALUE=#F5F5F5>
 <EMBED src="/home/content/98/9135698/html/uk_ir_locator.swf?xmlfile1=/home/content/98/9135698/html/uk_ir_locator.xml" quality=high  wmode="transparent" bgcolor=#F5F5F5  WIDTH="480" HEIGHT="590" NAME="uk_ir_locator" ALIGN="" TYPE="application/x-shockwave-flash" PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></EMBED>
</OBJECT>

    Thread Starter broadleon

    (@broadleon)

    14 years ago

    I now have this, and I now have the words “map loading” think im on the right track

    <script type="text/javascript" src="AC_RunActiveContent.js"></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"
 WIDTH="480" HEIGHT="590" id="uk_ir_locator" ALIGN="">
 <PARAM NAME=movie VALUE="uk_ir_locator.swf">
 <PARAM NAME=FlashVars VALUE="xmlfile1=../wp-content/themes/Boutique/uk_ir_locator.xml">
 <PARAM NAME=quality VALUE=high>
 <param name="wmode" value="transparent">
 <PARAM NAME=bgcolor VALUE=#F5F5F5>
 <EMBED src="../wp-content/themes/Boutique/uk_ir_locator.swf?xmlfile1=../wp-content/themes/Boutique/uk_ir_locator.xml" quality=high  wmode="transparent" bgcolor=#F5F5F5  WIDTH="480" HEIGHT="590" NAME="uk_ir_locator" ALIGN=""
 TYPE="application/x-shockwave-flash" PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></EMBED>
</OBJECT>

    Thread Starter broadleon

    (@broadleon)

    14 years ago

    It’s ok the above does work

    Thread Starter broadleon

    (@broadleon)

    14 years ago

    i will take that back, it doesn’t work in Internet explorer but it does work in firefox

    J Andrew Scott

    (@jascott)

    14 years ago

    Try this:

    <OBJECT classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,0,0" WIDTH="480" HEIGHT="590" id="uk_ir_locator" ALIGN="">
 <PARAM NAME=movie VALUE="http://www.bookstoredirectory.co.uk/wp-content/themes/Boutique/uk_ir_locator.swf">
 <PARAM NAME=FlashVars VALUE="http://www.bookstoredirectory.co.uk/xmlfile1=uk_ir_locator.xml">
 <PARAM NAME=quality VALUE=high>
 <param name="wmode" value="transparent">
 <PARAM NAME=bgcolor VALUE=#F5F5F5>
 <EMBED src="http://www.bookstoredirectory.co.uk/wp-content/themes/Boutique/uk_ir_locator.swf?xmlfile1=http://www.bookstoredirectory.co.uk/uk_ir_locator.xml" quality=high  wmode="transparent" bgcolor=#F5F5F5  WIDTH="480" HEIGHT="590" NAME="uk_ir_locator" ALIGN="" TYPE="application/x-shockwave-flash" PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></EMBED>
</OBJECT>

    J Andrew Scott

    (@jascott)

    14 years ago

    Or for more canonical code:

    <object id="uk_ir_locator" width="480" height="590" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0">
	<param name="quality" value="high" />
	<param name="wmode" value="transparent" />
	<param name="src" value="http://www.bookstoredirectory.co.uk/wp-content/themes/Boutique/uk_ir_locator.swf?xmlfile1=http://www.bookstoredirectory.co.uk/wp-content/themes/uk_ir_locator.xml" />
	<param name="pluginspage" value="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" />
	<param name="flashvars" value="http://www.bookstoredirectory.co.uk/wp-content/themes/xmlfile1=uk_ir_locator.xml" />
	<embed id="uk_ir_locator" width="480" height="590" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.bookstoredirectory.co.uk/wp-content/themes/Boutique/uk_ir_locator.swf?xmlfile1=http://www.bookstoredirectory.co.uk/wp-content/themes/Boutique/uk_ir_locator.xml" quality="high" wmode="transparent" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" flashvars="xmlfile1=http://www.bookstoredirectory.co.uk/wp-content/themes/Boutique/uk_ir_locator.xml" />
</object>

    Thread Starter broadleon

    (@broadleon)

    14 years ago

    Thanks the problem was <PARAM NAME=FlashVars VALUE="http://www.bookstoredirectory.co.uk/xmlfile1=uk_ir_locator.xml">

    Thanks Andrew

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