Inserting flash object

Hello All,
i am trying to add a flash object as i have done 1000 of
times before.
Opening the html on local computer works fine but as soon as
i upload
this to my webserver it doesnt work any more?
i see that DW CS3 addes a Jave Script while adding flash,
this is new
to me! could this be the cause of the problem?
I am running XP Pro, IE 6.0, and FireFox 2.0.
any help is appricated.

John has the right explanation. Here's some more info....
It's IE-only behaviour as a result of changes Microsoft made
several
years ago to their browser, regarding how Active Content
(Flash, Quicktime
etc)
is handled, after losing a high profile court case.
http://blog.deconcept.com/2005/12/15/internet-explorer-eolas-changes-and-the-flash-plugin/
Background:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eolas
See also
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/activecontent/
If you're running Dreamweaver 8.0.2/CS3, the fix is already
built into DW's
interface.
If not, try
http://blog.deconcept.com/swfobject/
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"John Waller" <[email protected]>
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>> i see that DW CS3 addes a Jave Script while adding
flash, this is new
>> to me!
>
> The JS embedding method was added with the DW8.0.2
updater to avoid the IE
> "click to activate..." issue.
>
> --
> Regards
>
> John Waller
>

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"jtousignant" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
news:ekkbun$rgj$[email protected]..
>I am trying to insert a flash file into my webpage using
the update in DW8
>that
> is supposed to automatically convert the tags to work in
IE so the user
> doesn't
> have to activate the Flash content first. When I go to
insert the flash
> onto
> my html page DW asks me if I want to convert the tags to
browser safe
> scripts.
> I click yes. I preview it and the Flash content shows
up. I upload the
> page
> to my server and the only thing that shows up on the
page are the 2 html
> links
> outside the flash object ....No Flash. Any suggestions
on what I am doing
> wrong?
>

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** Author   : Muhammad Waseem Haroon                        *
** Dated    : 07-Apr-2005                                   *
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Hi, using dreamweaver 8, and I want to add a flash object
behind an image.
Basically I have downloaded an image of a retro TV, edited in
Photoshop and taken the screen out. The TV is sitting on a
transparent canvas, so that the screen would be transparent as
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would like to insert it behind the TV image, so it appears it's
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Thanks in advance.

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sliced so that
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"kidbrooke2" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> Hi, using dreamweaver 8, and I want to add a flash
object behind an image.
>
> Basically I have downloaded an image of a retro TV,
edited in Photoshop
> and
> taken the screen out. The TV is sitting on a transparent
canvas, so that
> the
> screen would be transparent as well.
>
> I have a flash slideshow that I have created with
simpleviewer. If I
> insert
> this to the web page it runs ok, but I would like to
insert it behind the
> TV
> image, so it appears it's coming out of the TV.
>
> Is there any way that I can do this?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>

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Any way to tell DW8.0.2 not to automatically create a Scripts
folder and new
.js file when inserting a Flash object, but STILL have it
insert the HTML
portion?
Reason I'm asking is because I've got the .js part included
in my main .js
file on all my websites. I don't like using a different .js
for each script
I'm using. So all I really want DW to do is insert the HTML
portion
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Thanks.

To you, perhaps.
"Ken Binney" <[email protected]> wrote
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> It was certainly more useful than your response.
>
> "Reese" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:e5i9cf$cnn$[email protected]..
>> Did that really require stating?
>>
>> "DownWithBugs" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:e5i570$7pj$[email protected]..
>>> You could write your own code and not use
DW8.02's built in code that it
>>> generates.
>>>
>>>
>>> "Reese" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>> news:e5i3tn$644$[email protected]..
>>>> Any way to tell DW8.0.2 not to automatically
create a Scripts folder
>>>> and new .js file when inserting a Flash
object, but STILL have it
>>>> insert the HTML portion?
>>>>
>>>> Reason I'm asking is because I've got the
.js part included in my main
>>>> .js file on all my websites. I don't like
using a different .js for
>>>> each script I'm using. So all I really want
DW to do is insert the HTML
>>>> portion correctly when I insert a flash
object -- not create a new
>>>> scripts folder or place any unnecessary .js
files in there.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.

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