Embed Issue -- Are You Using the New Method?

programming flash
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Since the IE update a couple of months ago – THINGS HAVE CHANGED :frowning:

QUESTION:
How many of you are using the new javascript solutions (whether Kirupa’s or Macromedia’s) to display flash.

(I’m asking because I’ve just visited some high end sites like Praystation, Ego, etc. – and they didn’t change deployment - so want to get a sense of who is doing this out there.)

Thanks,

Brian

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Basically the “new method” or work around is to display the flash object at runtime using javascript (document.write(), innerHTML, etc). I’m not sure whether to go and change all my sites that do not use that or wait until its fixed. I know you can download a patch from Microsoft’s web site that will correct it, but unless it’s an actual update, most average user’s wouldn’t download it and they will be stuck with the activation message. What does everyone else think? Fix it or wait?

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this patch is messed up, you have to go into regedit and add bunch of crap there, unless we both have different patches in mind.

can you post a link to that downloadable patch please?

You can also enable interactive control blocking by adding your application’s process name to the following registry key.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE (or HKEY_CURRENT_USER) SOFTWARE Microsoft Internet Explorer Main FeatureControl FEATURE_ENABLE_ACTIVEX_INACTIVATE_MODE process_name.exe**=**(DWORD) 0x00000001
Note Because users can modify the registry, the DOCHOSTUIINFO flag is the preferred way to enable interactive control blocking.
Applications can register to incorporate ActiveX control activation by default. For more information, please engage your Technical Account Manager or contact Microsoft Product Support.

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I’m trying to start using the js method but am not having luck in the flash files showing up in IE. It works great in Firefox. Anyone else having the same issue?

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Yes-I’m having the same issue.

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Me too! But I’ve implemented de flashobject.js solutionand it worked. but it sucks all the time I finished a job, have to do this.

Hope this solve as soon as possible!

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This works!!

http://www.bobbyvandersluis.com/ufo/

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New issue - embedding multiple swfs in html???

Got it: Create another ‘FO’ varable…

var FO = { movie:"test6.swf", width:"300", height:"120", majorversion:"6", build:"0" };
UFO.create(FO, "ufoDemo");
        
var FO2 = { movie:"home-header2.swf", width:"500", height:"350", majorversion:"7", build:"0" };
UFO.create(FO2, "ufoDemo2");
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Those methods including Kirupa’s are fairly complicated solutions. All you have to do is use document.write() for each line of the object tag and the problem is solved.

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could you give an example carbon how to do that please

thanks in advance

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I would say fix it. Its hard to depend on other users to see if they are going to download the most updated IE or patch to fix the issue. If you have control of the problem, fix it. I’m fixing all my sites at work. It is a bit complicated but it works great for me.

If you guys need another way to do this. let me know.

I’ll forward my solution.

:hr:

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Look at the source =)
http://2210media.com/flash.html

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From what I’ve heard, this isn’t accidental, but rather a result of a lawsuit… So I don’t see why they would create another patch to fix it.

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BlueNar is correct - there is not supposed to be a patch for this folks. My understanding: it’s not a bug – it’s the new way that IE will display Flash without our using the workaround.

(That’s why I posted this initially - to see who’s already implementing)

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Josh (rhamej) gave a good example except that you can’t actually see what the writeit() function is doing unless you download the js file. Basically its doing something along the lines of:

function writeit(){
 document.write('<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="[http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,29,0](http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,29,0)" width="200" height="400">');
 document.write('<param name="quality" value="high"><param name="menu" value="false"><param name="movie" value="myfile.swf"');
 document.write('<embed src="myfile.swf" width="200" height="400" quality="high" menu="false" pluginspage="[http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer](http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer)" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object>');
}