# Using the \<object\> tag opposed to \<iframe\> ?!?!?! Problem solving

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-the-object-tag-opposed-to-iframe-problem-solving/199037
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [August 30, 2006, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-the-object-tag-opposed-to-iframe-problem-solving/199037 "2006-08-30T18:20:58Z")
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### Author: ![emanon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecae2f/32.png) [@emanon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/emanon)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2006, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-the-object-tag-opposed-to-iframe-problem-solving/199037/1 "2006-08-30T18:20:58Z")

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Hi all, i’m new to this forum. You look like a clever bunch so i was hoping someone could point out this to me… It’s driving me mad…

I designed a web page that has to be validated in XHTML 1.1 i used the \<iframe\> tag to open up .php files in which saved me time and trouble as i only have my index.html which carries the bulk of the code.

The \<iframe\> tag worked fine and when i clicked on a link from my flash menu it would open in the fram.

Now… I found out that this will not compile because the \<iframe\> is not valid in XHTML 1.1 anymore. So i replaced it with the \<object\> tag after doing much reading (i am kind of learning as i’m going along with all this FYI)

The \<object\> tag worked fine, however when click on my flash menu to open up a page it opens it up in a new window as opposed to opening within the \<object\> tag which i specified.

Have a look for yourselves; [www.SavvasFellas.com/o3m/content/index.html](http://www.SavvasFellas.com/o3m/content/index.html)

The code i used to replace the \<iframe\> tag was;

\<div id=“text”\>  
\<object data="…/content/tutorial.php" title=“contentframe” type=“text/html” width=“742” height=“317” name=“contentframe”\>  
\<param name=“contentframe” value=“contentframe”/\>  
\</object\>  
\</div\>

The actionscript for the flash menu is;

on (release) {  
getURL(“home.php”, “contentframe”);  
}

I’m sure the answer is simple but i can’t quite see it?!?!

I could do with getting this sorted tonight as i am on a strict deadline for tommorrow morning…