i used to use dreamweaver code to embed an swf file using the
AC_RunActiveContent.js file along with the html code

<script type="text/javascript">
AC_FL_RunContent( 'codebase','http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0','width','550','heigh t','400','title','Video','src','test','quality','h igh','pluginspage','http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash','movi e','test' ); //end AC code
</script><noscript><object classid="clsid27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0" width="550" height="400" title="Video">
<param name="movie" value="test.swf" />
<param name="quality" value="high" />
<embed src="test.swf" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="550" height="400"></embed>
</object></noscript>


i have used the swfobject method by following the steps mentioned at
http://code.google.com/p/swfobject/wiki/documentation

when i use the swfobject method and validate my html code there are no errors however with the dreamweaver code i get errors when validating my html code

my question is when i downloaded the zip file from
http://code.google.com/p/swfobject/

after unzipping this file there are 2 swfobject.js files one in the root directory after unzipping and another swfobject.js file inside a folder called src

i have used swfobject.js file from the root directory when i called this from
<script type="text/javascript" src="swfobject.js"></script>

and the flash file plays and also the html code validates,

is this the right way of using swfobject.js file from root directory or should i be using the one from the src folder


also just to test how the alternate content would appear if the flash player plugin is disabled or uninstalled i entered html text as alternate content using swfobject method, what i have noticed is i get the alternate content only if i disable flash player plugin however if i disable
javascript in most browsers the swf file plays

as the swfobject is calling a javascript i guess the swf file should not play or is this how it normally works

if this is the case in the alternate text, i guess i should be mentioning

"You have either javascript disabled/turned off or do not have a flash player plugin installed, download the latest flash player"




please advice.

thanks a lot

That might not work well <script type="text/javascript" src="swfobject.js"></script>. The above embedded code is looking good though. Once you have adobe flash installed. It should work.
Or try some thing like

<object width="550" height="400">
<param name="movie" value="somefilename.swf">
<embed src="somefilename.swf" width="550" height="400">
</embed>
</object>

The point is NOT to use that <embed> tag!

The swfObject.js file in the src directory is the SOURCE code - so unless you're a hard-core javascripter, you don't need it. The swfObject zip file comes with very complete documentation on how to implement it and their forum is very helpful if you have trouble with it.

Hi,

Below is the validated HTML flash embed code and it doesn't require any JavaScript file. Just simply change the "data & Value src" and size of the swf.

<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash"
data="flash/webdesign-flash.swf"
width="500" height="300">
<param name="movie" value="flash/webdesign-flash.swf" />
<param name="quality" value="high"/>
</object>


Hope this helps,
Cheers