Can anyone help me embed .swf to joomla 1.5: joomla 1.5, flash, .swf

by: ByteridgePosted on 2009-09-25 at 02:26:22ID: 25421263

Hi

Embed the flash file in template page using embed tag

in action script using following code redirect to home page
navigateToURL(new URLRequest("index.php"));

Thanks
Byteridge

by: ByteridgePosted on 2009-09-25 at 02:29:22ID: 25421274

Hi

or embed flash code with in anchor tags

Thanks
Byteridge

by: TonyCabonePosted on 2009-09-25 at 02:34:20ID: 25421293

do you mean in the css file?

by: ByteridgePosted on 2009-09-25 at 03:34:21ID: 25421559

no in the index.php file in the template folder

by: TonyCabonePosted on 2009-09-25 at 03:38:45ID: 25421579

can I add it as the background of the header via css?

by: ByteridgePosted on 2009-09-25 at 03:49:50ID: 25421635

You can't render Flash from CSS

Thanks
Byteridge

by: TonyCabonePosted on 2009-09-25 at 03:53:49ID: 25421665

ok I've added to template.php, only now it says I need a newer version of flash to play it which is wrong as I have version 10. Any ideas?

by: TonyCabonePosted on 2009-09-25 at 03:54:08ID: 25421668

points increased

by: ByteridgePosted on 2009-09-25 at 03:55:21ID: 25421683

can u send paste your embed code

by: ByteridgePosted on 2009-09-25 at 04:00:19ID: 25421714

not in template.php ..u have to embed code in "index.php"

by: TonyCabonePosted on 2009-09-25 at 04:32:05ID: 25421934

sure here you go

<jdoc:include type="head" />
 
<link rel="stylesheet" href="templates/system/css/system.css" type="text/css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="templates/<?php echo $this->template ?>/css/template.css" type="text/css" />
<script src="images/swfobject_modified.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body id="page_bg">
		<div id="pathway">
			<div id="top_earth">
				<jdoc:include type="module" name="breadcrumbs" />
			</div>
		</div>
		<div id="header_top"></div>
		<div id="header">
			<div id="header_img">
				
					
                    <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="900" height="196" id="FlashID" title="Fastwater Promotions">
  <param name="movie" value="images/flash_900x196.swf" />
  <param name="quality" value="high" />
  <param name="wmode" value="opaque" />
  <param name="swfversion" value="6.0.65.0" />
  <!-- This param tag prompts users with Flash Player 6.0 r65 and higher to download the latest version of Flash Player. Delete it if you don&#8217;t want users to see the prompt. -->
  <param name="expressinstall" value="images/expressInstall.swf" />
  <!-- Next object tag is for non-IE browsers. So hide it from IE using IECC. -->
  <!--[if !IE]>-->
  <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="images/flash_900x196.swf" width="900" height="196">
    <!--<![endif]-->
    <param name="quality" value="high" />
    <param name="wmode" value="opaque" />
    <param name="swfversion" value="6.0.65.0" />
    <param name="expressinstall" value="images/expressInstall.swf" />
    <!-- The browser displays the following alternative content for users with Flash Player 6.0 and older. -->
    <div>
      <h4>Content on this page requires a newer version of Adobe Flash Player.</h4>
      <p><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" width="112" height="33" /></a></p>
    </div>
    <!--[if !IE]>-->
  </object>
  <!--<![endif]-->
</object>
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
swfobject.registerObject("FlashID");
//-->
</script>
 
 
				
			</div>	
		</div>
		<div id="header_bottom"></div>
		<!-- <div class="pill_m"><div id="pillmenu">	etc etc

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by: TonyCabonePosted on 2009-09-25 at 06:35:56ID: 25422768

and yes that code is in the index.php file (in the template sub directory)

by: TonyCabonePosted on 2009-09-25 at 07:58:04ID: 25423656

Just checked site in IE and the header doesn't show at all

by: TonyCabonePosted on 2009-09-28 at 20:51:15ID: 25445869

Can you tell me where I'm going wrong?

by: ByteridgePosted on 2009-09-28 at 23:32:00ID: 25446469

Hi Tony,

Download swf object javascript file from following url
http://code.google.com/p/swfobject/downloads/list

call the custom javascript function using onload through body tag

in that function define the flash object ..follow the below code
swf url must be starts with base url

function init(swfurl)
{
  var flashobject = new SWFObject(swfurl,"idname", "704", "152", "9", "#0814af");
	flashobject.addParam("quality", "high");
	flashobject.addParam("wmode", "transparent");
	flashobject.write("lash"); //give id name 
}

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by: j-b-tPosted on 2009-10-03 at 18:09:54ID: 25487745

Tony _ an easy way is to create or use a module position - hopefully there is one already there in eth header position that you are after and then - use this module - the flash module!
http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/366/details

by: TonyCabonePosted on 2009-10-08 at 05:42:39ID: 25524700

Thanks for your help, I loaded the extension and have almost got it working only the movie isn't playing... check out the URL if you like:

http://gator967.hostgator.com/~tekspec/fastwater/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=25&Itemid=63

thanks again

by: TonyCabonePosted on 2009-10-08 at 06:06:21ID: 25524886

is it because I've saved the .swf file as adobe flash 10?

by: j-b-tPosted on 2009-10-08 at 10:19:43ID: 25527706

I think your link to teh flash file is incorrect..?
http://gator967.hostgator.com/~tekspec/fastwater/images/flash_900x196.swf

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