.swf won't embed

Has anyone run into this:
I've got a Flash file that tests and plays fine as a
stand-alone .swf.
However, when I go to embed the .swf, nothing is displayed.
Nada.
I cannot get the .swf to embed using ANY of my usual methods.
Let me know if you've run into anything similar.

Even I am pretty new to flash. Had faced a similar problem
when I exported
my swf files for Version 8.0 and all the computers on the
intranet were on
flash player 6.0 The firewall prevented it from upgrading to
the latest
player.
Right click the area where your flash file is supposed to be.
You might find
the about flash player menu showing up and that might give
you an idea if
the player version is the problem. In my case that was the
problem because I
could see it on my computer, whereas other with lower
versions could not see
it...Had to make 2 flash files so that both versions play it.
Hope this helps
Zarir
"donkey boy" <[email protected]> wrote in
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news:e4agkl$rnc$[email protected]..
> Has anyone run into this:
>
> I've got a Flash file that tests and plays fine as a
stand-alone .swf.
>
> However, when I go to embed the .swf, nothing is
displayed. Nada.
>
> I cannot get the .swf to embed using ANY of my usual
methods.
>
> Let me know if you've run into anything similar.
>

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> Gosh oh gee You would not beleive how hard I tried to
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> and days and more days
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> If I make another swf does that mean that it will create
another
> ../Scripts/AC_RunActiveContent.js
> and it will also have to be uploaded or will the the
file that is there
> now
> be the script for all swf's in the future?
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> Gday Osgood
> Thankyou from the bottom of my heart
> I found the scripts folder, uploaded it and mate IT
WORKS .
> Gosh oh gee You would not beleive how hard I tried to
find the
> problem--days
> and days and more days
>
> If I make another swf does that mean that it will create
another
> ../Scripts/AC_RunActiveContent.js
> and it will also have to be uploaded or will the the
file that is there
> now
> be the script for all swf's in the future?
>
> I am unimagineably happy that Osgood has provided the
solution to my
> problem and also thankyou to all the kind people who
answered my call for
> help
> Nadia, John Waller and the Deaf web designer
>
> Sherro
>
>
>
>
>
>
> "Osgood" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
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>> Sherro wrote:
>>
>> > Thankyou for helping me
>> > this is my first try to put a swf file before
and this is my first try
>> > As always things dont seem to work for me
>> >
>> >
http://www.bedfordbc.com.au/State_games2006/state_foursPRE_2007.html
>>
>>
>> You need to upload this folder/script to your server
to make it work.
>> Its a folder/script that is created automatically by
Dreamweaver when
>> inserting Flash. Its in your site root folder.
>>
>> ../Scripts/AC_RunActiveContent.js
>>
>>
>> Without it being present on the server the script
wont be executed and
>> you wont see the Flash.
>>
>
>

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<param name="menu" value="true" />
<param name="devicefont" value="false" />
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thanks!

Seemed to work just fine when I tested the code (with my .swf). Tested in Chrome, FF, IE, Safari.
Does your Chrome have the Flash plugin?
But a couple of things..
quotes missing here:
margin= 0, auto;>
Seems like you are trying to scale to exact fit?
#flashContent { width:100%; height:100%; }
<param name="scale" value="exactfit" />
Won't work with pixel dimensions for the .swf:
width="850" height="567"
and <center> tag... set W/H params to 100% and remove <center> if you want to scale to exact fit 100% W and H
Best of luck!
Adninjastrator

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While this forum certainly discusses Audio/Video issues, it's intended for Audio/Video issues related to using Adobe Captivate.
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