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How to stop a Flash movie from reloading when a link is selected on a Joomla site.

Good evening,

I am new to content management and have just discovered Joomla. I have a site that has a Flash movie that plays once on the entry page, at least that's all I want it to do.

Each time a link is selected, the new page loads and the Flash movie plays again. Is there any way to specify that the move only plays when the index.php page is loaded?

Here's the site link which is under construction:
http:///www.trahancustomsystems.com/joomla/

Any advice will be greatly appreciated!

Thanks.

pepsichris

I'd say the best way to do it is to use a shared object (it's like a cookie for Flash), so you'd only play the SWF if it's not set.

Did you write the Flash movie, or at least have the source to it?

trahan

ASKER

Yes, I have the source to the movie. I'm just not that handy with Actionscript. If you're interested, the original Flash file is attached in a zip. I had to change the .fla extension to .doc for upload compatibility purposes.

Thanks!
TDPNewIntro4.zip

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pepsichris

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trahan

ASKER

I added that code to the first frame of the first scene just under the preloader, but it still replays each time a link is hit. Is the preloader code an issue? Thanks.

trahan

ASKER

I have incorporated the Flash move into Joomla by using the wrapper module. The wrapper is pointed to the URL with the flash movie.

Whenever the front page of my Joomla site is loaded it plays the animation and is not on any other page which is exactly how we wanted it.

Thanks for your help.

trahan

ASKER

These suggestions were tried but did not work. A solution is no longer needed. Thanks.