Web help.

[ARRIVALS]

Hi guys,

I have a domain and webspace with one.com, and want to upload an SWF file I've created, to see it online.

I'm clueless with regards to the web, so how do I go about doing it. I've tried looking online and can't get anywhere.

Any help would be fantastic.

Cheers.

[Corrosive]

You need an FTP client and your FTP login details from your hosts. Once connected you can upload whatever you like. Try FileZilla - The free FTP solution for an FTP client.

[ARRIVALS]

Yep, I've got those FTP details and already downloaded FileZilla. Once I've connected, I'm stuck. I've tried File>Import, but it won't let me select my SWF file. Am I in the right place?

[Corrosive]

So, you have your site set up with local and remote folders. Once you are there you should be able to right click on the file you want to upload and choose that option. It will upload the file to wherever you are in the remote window.

[ARRIVALS]

Eyy I'm confused :D I've sent you a message lol.

[Boss Hog]

Doesn't he need an index page first?

[Dave L]

Yeah: my knowledge of this kind of thing's fairly minimal but an .swf needs to be placed in an html page doesn't it?

[Alex]

Yes, you need an HTML page and then you insert some code something like this, where /images/bannerflash.swf is the location/name of the swf:

<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="Untitled.swf" width="320" 

align="middle" height="300">
	<param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain">
	<param name="movie" value="/templates/template1/images/bannerflash.swf">
	<param name="quality" value="high">
	<param name="wmode" value="opaque">
	<embed src="/images/bannerflash.swf" quality="high"  name="/images/bannerflash.swf" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" type="application/x- shockwave-flash" 

pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="320" align="middle" height="300" wmode="opaque">
</object>

[ARRIVALS]

Thanks for the help everyone, I've got this problem sorted, at least I think I have.

The next issue I have, I'm not sure I can fix. Because I've done it in Flash, it needs Flash Player to run online. Problem is, it keeps on telling me I need the latest version of it - which is annoying because I already do. I've even followed the link it shows to download the latest version 3 times. Any way round this?

[Paul Murray]

Have you tried restarting your browser/computer?

I get this sometimes with chrome and it's annoying as hell.