SWF Viewing problem - Web Galleries?

Question

Hi there,
I am entirely new to this – I’m using Dreamweaver MX and use Abobe Bridge CS2.
My questions are;
1 – I have created a Web Gallery in Adobe, and then placed the swf file into a Dreamweaver page, my problem is this – the file works ok in design mode when I test it, but when I ‘proof’ it in explorer 8 it fails to appear, just a blank white box….i have examined the link to the file in Dreamweaver and believe the link to be ok after having read on here about this possibility, but I’m not so sure – so the code for the page is as follows….
2 – Will I be able to create multiple galleries?, if so how can I do this (as I’m a photographer and wish to display different aspects to my work on different pages)
<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,29,0" width="600" height="600">
      <param name="movie" value="Gallery%20One/gallery.swf">
      <param name=quality value=high>
      <embed src="Gallery%20One/gallery.swf" quality=high pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="600" height="600"></embed>
    </object>
Many Thanks in advance – and forgive the dumbness or any misunderstanding on the more technical aspects, as I said I’m beginner in these things!.
Reagards,
JB

Answer 1

.htaccess first assumes you're on an Apache server. Are you?
To make the file, create a text file with the single line of text recommended above. Use Notepad or Text Edit -- a program that will save a simple text file (don't use Word). Save it on your computer and call it anything you want. If you name it .htaccess on your local machine and you're using a Mac, it will disappear (because any file name that starts with a period on UNIX is invisible).
Upload the file you made to your server. You can put it in your root directory because .htaccess files affect the directory they're in and all directories below it.
Rename the file .htaccess on the server.
You're done.