Embed .SWF files, how to??

[Boss Hog]

I have been given a couple of files by Adobe that are flash files (.swf), how do I go about displaying these on the forum, in the position of the main banner above?

To show the animated gifs was easy, we use the following code....

<a href="http://www.graphicdesignforums.co.uk/graphic-design-competitions/3291-graphic-design-forums-competition.html"><img src="http://www.graphicdesignforums.co.uk/banners/adobe-cs5.gif" alt="WIN ADOBE CS5 PREMIUM EDITION + MUCH MORE" /></a> 

...but what do I have to change the above code to to display .swf files?

Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Cheers

Damon

[socreative]

use swfobject

swfobject - Project Hosting on Google Code

[Boss Hog]

Thanks for that, looks a little complicated for my liking

...may just ask them to supply a different file type

[socreative]

it very easy

<script type="text/javascript" src="js/swfobject.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">    
        swfobject.embedSWF("flashmovie.swf", "FlashContent", "960", "250", "9.0.0", "expressInstall.swf");
</script> 

and in your page just create a DIV with the id FlashContent like so

<div id="FlashContent">
</div> 

the flash movie will be loaded into that div

[Boss Hog]

Thank you

[DougBarned]

Also might be worth checking out A List Apart: Articles: Flash Satay: Embedding Flash While Supporting Standards for a standards supporting solution from back in 2002. Allows you to display an alternative file to viewers without (or who disable) flash.

But only if you're interested :)

/Doug

[AMI Creative]

it very easy

<script type="text/javascript" src="js/swfobject.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">    
        swfobject.embedSWF("flashmovie.swf", "FlashContent", "960", "250", "9.0.0", "expressInstall.swf");
</script> 

and in your page just create a DIV with the id FlashContent like so

<div id="FlashContent">
</div> 

the flash movie will be loaded into that div

Remember to provide a no-script tag for you alternative content :)

[socreative]

i deliberately left it out since Boss Hog was struggling to understand how it works ;)

[Boss Hog]

i deliberately left it out since Boss Hog was struggling to understand how it works ;)

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