Flash File (.swf) is not loading in IE, works fine in FF
I have some video tutorial uploaded on my website. I tried it on FF and it worked perfectly but when I tried on IE, I did not get anything. I checked on google and after spending much time, I found the problem. I am explaining with example.
<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000" id="banner" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" border="0" width="754" height="64"> <param name="movie" value="banner.swf"> <param name="quality" value="High"> <embed src="http://www.domain.com/video/banner.swf" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" name="banner" width="754" height="64" quality="High"> </object>
Now IE uses param movie tag to download swf file and FF uses embed src tag to download swf. Now you realized why IE is not displaying flash object. Correct code would be
<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000" id="banner" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" border="0" width="754" height="64"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.domain.com/video/banner.swf"> <param name="quality" value="High"> <embed src="http://www.domain.com/video/banner.swf" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"type="application/x-shockwave-flash" name="banner" width="754" height="64" quality="High"></object>
Note: Due to some legal issues, IE had a “Click to Activate” restriction on swf and flash files. It requires the user to click on the control to load swf file. Above mentioned issue is different than this one. To learn more about the resolution visit http://www.adobe.com/devnet/activecontent/articles/devletter.html. It contains latest change and how to work around the IE restriction issue. (Thanks to Baljeet for bringing this issue up)
Thanks so much Vishal, I have just been having exactly the same problem! You saved me a trawl round the web looking for the solution and I appreciate it!
Thank you…. u r stuff helped a lot
Vishal, I owe you a big one. Thanks for the tip. It really saved my day (in fact, several days finding solution).
Awesome, been playing with this for a week!
Thanks Vishal, my swf files are now also loading in IE.
many thanks for the sharing, now my flash can load on ie
Thank you so much for this. It really saved me a lot of trouble!
can i have the slotion write step by step cuz i have no clue how to start could annyone help me
thank you so much
Thanks for the solution! I was just not giving the exact path for the param tag and only giving it to the embed tag. Your post helped me.. cheers!
Thnak you So much Vishal.Now i solved my Issue
thanks a lot buddy
Wow that was very useful and thanks a lot. I was working on my site: http://www.sharepointskills.co.uk and had this problem. But now I have another problem Google Street View does now show either.
Can you help?
Hi Vishal,
I am embedding some .swf file in my jsp something like what u mentioned.
I m posting my code which embeds the swf file.
<param name=”movie” value=”DAG.swf?pageOf=pageOfGetCount&view=AddLimit&isQuery=”/>
<embed src=”DAG.swf?pageOf=pageOfGetCount&view=AddLimit&isQuery=” quality=”high” bgcolor=”#869ca7″width=”100%” height=”100%” name=”DAG” align=”middle”
wmode=”transparent”
play=”true”
loop=”false”
quality=”high”
allowScriptAccess=”sameDomain”
type=”application/x-shockwave-flash”
pluginspage=”http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer”>
The problem i am facing on IE is that, corresponding swf is loaded only if i mouse over or click on portion on jsp where .swf file is embedded .
This is happening only on IE.
That was right on spot. I had no issues with FF when displaying flash on my site but IE was blank. You saved my day!
I had the very same issue! Thanks for the solution!
Thanks Vishal,
You saved my time. I also would like to know from where you have found this solutions or on which text you have searched google.
This is really embarrassing that all browser use same configuration and IE not. Dont know when this Fight of Browser will be finished and save the developers life.
thanks so much, this is really helpful… took me a few hours to debug and only find out when i read ur post
Thanks!
I followed this tutorial and it now shows up in IE!!!
-However now the buttons do not work in IE and they work in FF, ext.
Any idea’s?
Thx a lot Vishal!
The same error was reported as a malfunction in joomla when dealing with sef urls, but it was only the problem you described.
I had the same problem,and i solved it like your way!!
Thank you very much!!
Wow…maaad skills!! there i was cursing out IE for my lack of understanding..great stuff