how to publish my swf/html files to web site?

#1

Hello

I've got my video file... I've got the html, swf and skin swf files. I know
how to use DW 8 for web publishing, but can't seem to get this video to appear
on the web site.

If you go to http://www.enhancedwireless.net/indexrdm.html

click on the video icon under ODMA Demonstration and you'll get a blank gray
screen pop up...that's fine but where's the video? If you look at the source
code for that video icon, what's wrong? I've uploaded the
AC_RunActiveContent.js, ClearExternalAll.swf skin, and the html and its swf
file.

Thanks
KB

#2

Hi, just taking a shot at what might be going wrong.
The gray screen you see is basically the background color (#999999) you've
given to the page http://www.enhancedwireless.net/Downloads/VehicleTrials.html
Even when you go to the page directly without using the link, nothing shows.
So obviously the link works, but the page vehicletrials.html doesn't.
You have put in a lot of script at
http://www.enhancedwireless.net/Downloads/VehicleTrials.html
to check whether the viewer has flash player, whether the viewer has the right
version of the player and so on. The problem, in my opinion would lie somewhere
in that script. If you were to simply mention below the link "Flash Player
Version 8 Required", would that meet your requirements.
Else someone who knows javascript might be able to trouble shoot the problem
for you
Hope this helps

#3

Thanks for the reply - I'm trying to get my head around this - Flash Prof 8
says I need this html page (the one with the flash detection code) along with
the other 3 files - the AC_RunActiveContent.js, ClearExternalAll.swf skin, and
its swf file. I think the problem lies in the link from the icon on the page to
the swf file - why can't I simply link the icon to the swf file? I would've
thought it should be as simple as that.

KB

#4

You might want to check out the link below. I picked it up from another thread
here. Never used it or tried it, but if this can do the job for you ... It
gives you the option of putting in alternate content incase someone doesn't
have flashplayer. Also checks the player version. I haven't tested this yet.

http://www.blog.deconcept.com/swfobject/

#5

Thanks for your reply on this - will try this link.

KB

#6

Have you upload the Flash Video FLV file, too?

#7

That is what I forgot (newbie here) - but it's 8.8mb - my video was already at
3.9mb as a QT 7 file mp4...so am just going to leave the QT file as is and not
mess with the Flash file - didn't know you had to upload the flv with the swf -
no wonder the swf was only 128k - I wondered how that could be. Shame, I wass
hoping to have about a 500k ish video - but now it's back to the QT file.

http://www.enhancedwireless.net/index.html

KB