This has probably been asked loads of time but i'm looking a definite answer to this question I have.
Apparently we should no longer be using the <embed> tag to embed flash. I've looked through several different pages on the web and different sites have different advice. Below show the current embedding options that i use.

<object classid="clsid27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=7,0,19,0" width="125" height="125">
<param name="movie" value="fadegraphicdesign.swf" />
<param name="quality" value="high" />
<embed src="fadegraphicdesign.swf" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="125" height="125"></embed>
</object>

Can anyone give me details on what we should be using or any good sites to get this information from?

thanks

There are several options. Personally I use SWFObject, it's easy to implement, but all the others have their merits:

http://www.webstandards.org/2006/08/...object-markup/

I have made some changes to the embedded flash to fix the issue with new versions of IE. The flash should now work strait away with out having to click on it. The problem is that I have a mac and no way of checking this as microsoft no longer make IE for macs.

Could someone please try this out on their IE and tell me If I have fixed the problem.

many thanks

Yep, it works in IE