I've gone to using absolute URL's due to the flexibility of bringing the .swf into multiple pages. When you make adjustments be sure to clear your cache, these browser can really hold on to those previous .swfs.
On Jan 23, 8:58 am, "Rick Sweeney" <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Jimbo for taking the time with this. Let me give all of that a try. It > makes sense as the swf is reacting as it would when paths are incorrect. > > Regards > Rick Sweeney > BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE > Web Development for Marketing and Communications > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Tel: 704-461-6210 > Cell: 704-743-3227 > Fax: 704-461-6738 > Email: [email protected] > Web > Site:http://www.belmontabbeycollege.edu<http://www.belmontabbeycollege.edu/> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 100 Belmont-Mt Holly Road > Belmont, NC 28012-1802 > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Jimbo > Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 12:53 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: swf not playing > > In your swf, you try to load images from: images.xml - the swf is > loaded into a page at: > http://www.motorsportsprogram.com/current-students/top-header.html > > BUT - images.xml is NOT in the same folder (current-students), but in > another folder. Paths in your swf start where the html page that the swf is > embedded in are, not where the actual swf is. The easiest way to make keep > your paths straight, is to use absolute addresses for the path to the xml > file, and also, in the xml file, make the path to your two photos absolute, > like this: > > in the swf, the path to your xml file would be: > http://www.motorsportsprogram.com/assets/flash/top-header/images.xml > > In your xml file, the path to your photos would be: > <gallery> > - > <album title="" description="" lgPath="gallery/large/"> > <img > src="http://www.motorsportsprogram.com/assets/flash/top-header/p1.jpg"; > caption="Motorsports Management - Joe Gibbs Racing Tour"/> > <img > src="http://www.motorsportsprogram.com/assets/flash/top-header/p2.png"; > caption="Motorsports Management - Joe Gibbs Racing Tour"/> > </album> > </gallery> > > Then your content will show in the swf. > hth, > jimbo > > *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** > > On 1/23/2009 at 12:31 PM Rick Sweeney wrote: > I even tried the dynamic method with the same results... > > http://www.motorsportsprogram.com/current-students/top-header.html > > Regards > Rick Sweeney > BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE > Web Development for Marketing and Communications > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Tel: 704-461-6210 > Cell: 704-743-3227 > Fax: 704-461-6738 > Email: [email protected] > Web > Site:http://www.belmontabbeycollege..edu<http://www.belmontabbeycollege.edu/> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 100 Belmont-Mt Holly Road > Belmont, NC 28012-1802 > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dominic Graulich > Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 12:10 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: swf not playing > > Maybe the error causes in the not unique id of the containing > div and the object. The id is the same: top_promo_flash > > Greetings, > > Dominic > > 2009/1/23 rix <[email protected]> > > Here is a page where I broke it down even more to > just display the swf > only...Makes no sense why it is not working. > > > http://www.motorsportsprogram.com/current-students/top-header.html > > Rick > > On Jan 23, 11:21 am, rix <[email protected]> wrote: > > I took everything down to the minimal settings and > still no viewable > > swf. > > > <script type="text/javascript" > src="../assets/javascript/ > > swfobject.js"></script> > > > <div id="top_promo_flash"> > > <object > classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" > > width="900" height="188" id="top_promo_flash"> > > <param name="movie" > value="../assets/flash/top-header/top- > > header.swf" /> > > <!--[if > !IE]>--> > > <object > type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="../assets/flash/ > > top-header/top-header.swf" width="900" height="188"> > > > <!--<![endif]--> > > <a > href="http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer";> > > > <img src="http://www.adobe.com/images/shared/download_buttons/ > > get_flash_player.gif" alt="Get Adobe Flash player" > /> > > </a> > > <!--[if !IE]>--> > > </object> > > <!--<![endif]--> > > </object> > > > Here is a link to the actual page > again....http://www.motorsportsprogram.com/current-students/index.html > > > Any suggestions on why this is not working? > > > Thanks again > > Rick > > > On Jan 23, 9:21 am, Dominic Graulich > <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > Hey my name is Dominic. > > > > I've the same error on my new project > live-album.de. > > > > With IE you see only the background color of > swf.http://live-album.de/livealbum/index.php?page=check&modul=portal&view...<Ihre%20Freunde?subject=Einladung%20zu%20meiner%20Live%20Photoalbum%20Pr-%C3-%A4sentation&username=dominic.graulich&body=%0AKlicken%20Sie%20auf%20di-esen-%20Link%20oder%20kopiere%20Sie%20ihn%20in%20die%20Adressleiste%20Ihres-%20Br-owsers%3A%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Flive-album.de%2Flivealbum%2Findex.php%3Fpage-%3Dche-ck%26modul%3Dportal%26view%26albumId%3D5286315899452523969> > > > > Its strange: If you click on the white space in > the middle of the website, > > > the swf is going to be visible... > > > > I've tried so many different variations: HTML > embed / object, SWF Object, > > > the Adobe solutions... nothing works. > > > > Please help us!!! It's so boring to spend your > days on those "bugs". > > > > Greetings, > > > > Dominic > > > > 2009/1/23 rix <[email protected]> > > > > > Aran, > > > > > I set up a new id for the div & object with no > css layout attributes. > > > > It looks like we are getting closer, but no > cigar. It appears that the > > > > swf is initially loading, but all that is > viewable is the swf > > > > background color. > > > > > Thanks > > > > Rick > > > > > On Jan 23, 1:09 am, rix <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > Thanks Aran. I will give that a shot and let > you know what I come up > > > > > with... > > > > > > Rick > > > > > > On Jan 22, 7:44 pm, "Aran Rhee" > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Rick. > > > > > > > When I look at the traffic, I can see that > the swf is being called and > > > > > > returned by the server: > > > > > >http://www.motorsportsprogram.com/assets/flash/top-header/top-header.swf > > > > > > > Browser Request: > > > > > > > GET /assets/flash/top-header/top-header.swf > HTTP/1.1 > > > > > > Accept: */* > > > > > > Accept-Language: en-AU > > > > > > > Referer:http://www.motorsportsprogram.com/current-students/index.html > > > > > > X-Flash-Version: 10,0,12,36 > > > > > > UA-CPU: x86 > > > > > > Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflate > > > > > > User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE > 7.0; Windows NT 6.0; SLCC1; > > > > .NET > > > > > > CLR 2.0.50727; Media Center PC 5.0; .NET > CLR 3.0.04506) > > > > > > Host:www.motorsportsprogram.com > > > > > > > Server Response: > > > > > > > HTTP/1.1 200 OK > > > > > > Content-Length: 73674 > > > > > > Content-Type: application/x-shockwave-flash > > > > > > Last-Modified: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:56:11 GMT > > > > > > Accept-Ranges: bytes > > > > > > ETag: "d0b913b6ba7cc91:54f" > > > > > > Server: Microsoft-IIS/6.0 > > > > > > X-Powered-By: ASP.NET > > > > > > Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:38:28 GMT > > > > > > > So I think it must be a layout / CSS issue. > > > > > > > Try just setting up the SWFObject code in > isolation (with no CSS etc), > > > > and > > > > > > get that working, and then slowly turn on > CSS etc and see what is > > > > breaking > > > > > > the display... > > > > > > > Aran > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] > > > > On > > > > > > > Behalf Of rix > > > > > > Sent: Friday, 23 January 2009 11:24 AM > > > > > > To: SWFObject > > > > > > Subject: swf not playing > > > > > > > It appears that I have a path problem on > the server, but I cannot seem > > > > > > to get around this for some reason. It > should be working...If you > > > > > > would be so kind and take a look and see if > you can determine the > > > > > > problem I am having... > > > > > > > Here is a link to the page... > > > > >http://www.motorsportsprogram.com/current-students/index.html > > > > > > > Thanks so much > > > > > > Rick- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SWFObject" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/swfobject?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
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