adding a swf in html5

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I am trying to add a xml flash image banner to an html document. Here is a link - http://harden6615.com/project2/site/index.html - It works fine if I add the .swf and other element to the file with index.html but when I nest the banner files inside a folder and use the path, I get no banner. Can anyone tell me what I did wrong?

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<section>
       <div id="slideshow">
        <object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="500" height="312" id="slideshow" align="middle">
    <param name="movie" value="banner/slideshow.swf" />
        <!--[if !IE]>-->
        <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="banner/slideshow.swf" width="500" height="312">
            <param name="movie" value="banner/slideshow.swf" />
        <!--<![endif]-->
            <a href="http://www.adobe.com/go/getflash">
     <img src="http://www.adobe.com/images/shared/download_buttons/get_flash_player.gif" alt="Get Adobe Flash player" />
            </a>
        <!--[if !IE]>-->
        </object>
        <!--<![endif]-->
        </object>
        </div>
</section>

organization...don't like bunched up files. I could just bring the 4 files into the index but is there no way of just putting them in a file name "slide" like I did? — Nerdysyntax
– Nerdysyntax, Commented Nov 20, 2011 at 14:59
Live demo? Also, might be best not to use Flash nowadays – something like Swiffy (google.com/doubleclick/studio/swiffy) has an online converter to allow you to serve up non flash content where required. — Rich Bradshaw
– Rich Bradshaw, Commented Nov 20, 2011 at 15:16
I will keep that in mind Rich. I am used to flash but not as much used to html so I am still learning in school. I've added the live demo but now it seems to look different which could tip there is a problem. Changed the file to banner to test. The link is in the description. — Nerdysyntax
– Nerdysyntax, Commented Nov 20, 2011 at 15:41
how about a screenshot of the folder tree in explorer (windows)? that way we could visualize the structure. — Joseph
– Joseph, Commented Nov 20, 2011 at 15:43

Joseph · Accepted Answer · 2011-11-20 15:01:46Z

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what is your folder structure? i suppose the index.html and the folder are siblings and the folder contains the files (the way i understood your question). then your path should not be ../slideshow.swf but foldername/slideshow.swf

answered Nov 20, 2011 at 15:01

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Nerdysyntax Over a year ago

I have index in the root, css is in a folder called css/styles.css and the banner is in a folder called in a folder called "slide" so slide/slideshow.swf. I tried using the name but I got nothing. I'll try it again. Maybe I made a typo. I'll update the code to show it with the name.

Nerdysyntax Over a year ago

Doesn't work. There has to be a reason why my banner is not showing? Should there be a link to something else inside my file. Maybe the xml? Doubt it but just using slide/slideshow.swf is not working.

Joseph Over a year ago

try clearing the cache and debug with firebug (or similar tools)

Nerdysyntax Over a year ago

well I tested it in safari, chrome and opera. so is it the cache really? wow I can't believe I have to bring this into the root and crowd my files.

Joseph Over a year ago

since you are doing html5, try this: <embed src="banner/slideshow.swf" /> as stated in w3schools.com/html5/tag_embed.asp

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