Proper Linking associated with SWF file embedding

[rpittman]

Another question, much more complex but there may be a simple resolution.
This is related to imbedded swf files.

My content has a swf file on the front page that works every time.
http://www.blackberrymountainnetworks.com
I have also created a slideshow swf file that works just fine on its own.
http://www.blackberrymountainnetworks.com/slideshow/Bean Mountain II.html

Here is the problem. I imbedded the above slideshow link into the photos web
page.
(select the photos button from the home page,
http://www.blackberrymountainnetworks.com)
The slideshow will not play at all.
I cannot get the link to work and am beating my head against the wall to
find out why.

The webserver is located here at my office, 2003 Enterprise Server with IIS
running.
The Blackberry Mountain site is a temp until I publish to the real Bean
Mountain site.
I have tried imbedding the proper pathing to the swf file but that does not
seem to help.
Any suggestions would be appreciated

Russ

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

No problem viewing, however remove all spaces (%20) from folder and filenames.

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[rpittman]

OK, do you mean you can navigate to the home page of the test website
and then select Photo Gallery and see the slideshow presentation?
http://www.blackberrymountainnetworks.com ????
Mine simply shows a black screen with a white ring.

Tell me its not true!!!!!!!!

Russ

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

yes, when I sent my first reply, however now I see the black panel with white circle.

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Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

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[rpittman]

OK, here is the story, maybe you can point me Tom?
I have found that my slide show files will run properly within the
subdirectory "slideshow" . I have included source text.

<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000"
codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0"
width="764" height="557" id="Bean Mountain II" align="middle">
<param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" />
<param name="movie" value="BeanMountainII.swf" />
<param name="quality" value="High" />
<param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff" />
<embed src="BeanMountainII.swf" quality="High" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="764"
height="557" name="Bean Mountain II" align="middle"
allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"
pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" />
</object>

This works within the SlideShow directory, but not when it is linked to a
page outside the directory and listed in the root. Supposedly, I can create
that link by simply modifying a couple of parameters by adding
<param name="movie" value="SlideShow/BeanMountainII.swf" /> and
<embed src="Slideshow/BeanMountainII.swf"..........da da da

I don't think it is recognizing the link to the subdirectory where the swf
file is located.
Can you give me a pointer here?

Russ

 

[neutrino]

OK, here is the story, maybe you can point me Tom?
I have found that my slide show files will run properly within the
subdirectory "slideshow" . I have included source text.

<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000"
codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0"
width="764" height="557" id="Bean Mountain II" align="middle">
<param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" />
<param name="movie" value="BeanMountainII.swf" />
<param name="quality" value="High" />
<param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff" />
<embed src="BeanMountainII.swf" quality="High" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="764"
height="557" name="Bean Mountain II" align="middle"
allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"
pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" />
</object>

This works within the SlideShow directory, but not when it is linked to a
page outside the directory and listed in the root. Supposedly, I can create
that link by simply modifying a couple of parameters by adding
<param name="movie" value="SlideShow/BeanMountainII.swf" /> and
<embed src="Slideshow/BeanMountainII.swf"..........da da da

I don't think it is recognizing the link to the subdirectory where the swf
file is located.
Can you give me a pointer here?

Russ

Move the SWF file out of the subdirectory into root, and u should be
fine.
or - copy paste it out so as not to effect the other 'slideshow' html.

 

[rpittman]

Thanks for all the help, no success yet, I am going to repost as a new topic.

You guys are great, all the information from yo uhas been expediant and
relative.
If I can get this one issue out of the way, I will feel like an ace at
remodleing website....lol

Russ

 

[rpittman]

Thanks neutrino, I tried as you suggested.
Still won't work.

Russ

 

[neutrino]

Thanks neutrino, I tried as you suggested.
Still won't work.

Russ

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Hmmm~~~ 1) the SWF file IS definetely IN the Folder: "Slideshow"
isnt it ?
2) I don't suppose er.. the contents of the SWF
file ... could possible
be er.. just a black circle with white
ring around it ? and gray background?
3) You wouldnt have a BeanMountaiinIII.swf would
ya?
any chance the 'real' swf hasnt been
specified?

 

[neutrino]

I think you need to inspect the SWf file,
the round wotsit with white ring around, is in fact your
"timer" which sweeps a white "hand" around as the SFW file loads...
I'd have almost thought there was a glitch in the timer of it..
causing it to
not complete, or there was a stop in there perhaps...
but.. if I open the SWf file from my temp internet folder - it plays
Ok!!??
now maybe thats just the action from opening it directly like this...
or is it in the html code - opening it like this would of course
bypass anything
in the code - maybe That's where to check.
investigations will continue!