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The use of comment tags, which Internet Explorer browsers support, is a far superior and standards-compliant
substitute. This technique complies with the W3 standard and promotes uniformity on the Internet.
<![if !IE]>
<object type=”application/x-shockwave-flash” data=”myfile.swf” width=”400” height=”400”>
</object>
<![endif]>
Embedding Flash in Dreamweaver
The procedure of adding Flash to Dreamweaver is rather simple.
Click on Insert menu in Dreamweaver → Media → Flash.
Let the Flash software generate the embed code.
Step 1: select File > Publish. The object, param, and
embed tags will now be created for you by
Flash. Additionally, the classid and pluginspage
attributes will be added.
Step 2: View the HTML source in the HTML document
that Flash prepared and copy the code into the
HTML page where you want your Flash movie
to appear.
Step 3: Confirm that “myfile.swf” is present in your Web folder.
Step 4: Enter the HTML file’s URL into your browser to view your Flash movie.
Using JavaScript Code
Flash files can be embedded in HTML using SWFObject. SWFObject is an open-source JavaScript library for
embedding Adobe Flash content in web pages and protecting Flash games from piracy, delivered as a small
JavaScript file. The library detects the Adobe Flash Player plugin installed in all major web browsers on all
major operating systems (OS) and either redirects the visitor to another web page or installs. You can also
display alternative HTML content if the included plugin is not suitable.
Example:
<head>
<script type=”text/javascript” src=”swfobject.js”></script>
<script type=”text/javascript”>swfobject.embedSWF(‘myfile.swf’, ‘myfile’, ‘500’, ‘450’,
‘9.0.0’);
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id=”myfile”>
<p>We’re sorry, your browser does not support Flash 9</p>
</div>
</body>
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