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Posted: **Tue Aug 11, 2009 7:19 pm**

Hello all.

I have a flash slideshow that I am attempting to show on my main page. I am using CMSMS 1.5.4.

The slideshow is dependent on other files and after a few trials I decided it was simplest to leave it all in same directory and use a UDT with a php include and put that in the template.

When viewed separately both the .swf file and the .html file (that houses it) show the slideshow correctly. However after going through the php include something breaks. I have checked the URL, that is not the problem. I have tried doing the include with the .swf file instead of the .html - that entirely breaks it. The background color and slideshow controls show, just no images. I have had other flash embedded on the page through a GCB, so I don't believe the file type is a problem.

Can anyone offer suggestions for what I should try next (or a better way to go about this)?

Thanks.

http://www.wku.edu/honors/cms/uploads/f ... eshow.html
http://www.wku.edu/honors/cms/

Posted: **Tue Aug 11, 2009 7:41 pm**

Hi!

Checkout Viebig's Object tag
http://dev.cmsmadesimple.org/projects/objecttag

Posted: **Wed Aug 12, 2009 2:58 pm**

That seems to have the same/a similar issue.
If I put the .swf file as the source, it still only shows the background color and controls. If I use the .html file it only shows a white/blank space (but still picks up that it should be flash in that space).

Any ideas what would cause either of these methods to not work correctly?

Posted: **Wed Aug 12, 2009 4:52 pm**

Please show me how you used the Object tag?

Posted: **Wed Aug 12, 2009 6:09 pm**

This is the code that I used and then placed it in a GCB.

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<div id="slideshow">{object open=1 src='uploads/flash_slideshow_free/slideshow.swf' height='300' width='700' class='flashplayer' param='wmode::transparent' alt='Download Flash Player'}
<h1>Oops!</h1>
<p>It looks like you do not have flash player installed. <a href="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer">Click here</a> to go to Macromedia download page.</p>
{object close=1}</div>

If it is helpfull, the "slideshow" div is only:

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#slideshow{
   float:left;
   margin:0;
}

Posted: **Thu Aug 13, 2009 4:44 pm**

Sry but I can't help you
I have tried to run your swf file on my test server. Unfortunately I cannot make it work

Hope someone else can help you.

Posted: **Thu Aug 13, 2009 5:05 pm**

You also have to have the xml file to run the swf. You can find it here:
http://www.wku.edu/honors/cms/uploads/f ... deshow.xml

It tells the slideshow what to do and pulls the photos from an 'images' folder.

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