Flash header help in detail!

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Can someone please give me help in detail on how to install a flash header??

I have had some responses in the past, but no one has been able to direct me in detail on how to do this.

I understand I need to place my header on my server (upload) but need to know exactly how to place a Flash header into my template. Any help is appreciated.

**Please dumb it down for me, so I know exactly where to put it **

Thanks,

MJD

[kwansan]

Just curious were you able to do this?  If not let me know.  I can try to "dumb it down" for you 

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Yep,

I got it figured out kinda off what he said and a little on his own- I am pleased so far. thanks for checking. I'd curious to see what you were going to send though- maybe easier then the way i did.

thanks

[duplay]

You know anything about the podcasting mod for cms? I dl'd but am stuck.

[kwansan]

You know anything about the podcasting mod for cms? I dl'd but am stuck.

Sorry I haven't worked with podcasting.  I am sure any podcasting guru reading this will be able to help you. 

Yep,

I got it figured out kinda off what he said and a little on his own- I am pleased so far. thanks for checking. I'd curious to see what you were going to send though- maybe easier then the way i did.

thanks

rhug gave a good explanation and provided a great link on how to get flash files embed to html. 

If you are working with the fla files and have a copy of flash, a simple way to get the copy and paste code through flash.  Open flash, open the fla file, click file -->publish preview-->html.  Once the preview opens in your browser, view source and copy and paste all code including and  between the tags.  Make sure the param name="movie" tag value= and embed src= reflects the path where you uploaded your flash swf movie.  Below is just an example of a copy and paste of a simple test movie I have:

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<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=7,0,0,0" width="586" height="40" id="flashtext" align="middle">
<param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" />
<param name="movie" value="yourpath/yourflashfile.swf" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff" /><embed src="yourpath/yourflashfile.swf" quality="high" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="586" height="40" name="flashtext" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" />
</object>

Without going into much detail, some of the other self generated code tells which version of flash and where to get flash. yada yada yada.  Just google if you want to learn more about what each line means.  The other attributes are self explanatory.  Like width, height, id, bgcolor, align, quality value.  This is self generated so you really don't have to worry about what it really means.  However, if you do not have a copy of any flash editor or you do not have the .fla flash file than you won't be able to do this.  .swf is a published version of the .fla file.  So if you are working with only the .swf file than I would stick with the "simple version" previously provided by rhug which was as follows see rhug's comments (below is a copy pasted info from the link rhug provided):

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<object width="550" height="400">
<param name="movie" value="somefilename.swf">
<embed src="somefilename.swf" width="550" height="400">
</embed>
</object>

That will work too, I don't know your skill level or what software and files you have.  But, if you are curious and wanted to know more about embed flash objects, hope that feeds your curiousity. 

Sincerely,
David

[kwansan]

maybe easier then the way i did.

thanks

Or "maybe not"     

But whatever works for you.