The best way I can describe

Duke Nukem — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:57:14 +0000

The best way I can describe why things like Flash and in some cases Java, are problematic in Internet Explorer while not on other browsers is the fact that Microsoft has always had bugs in thier software. One Thoery that I belive has at least some factual evidence is that Micro$oft tends to get greedy and release products without allowing sufficient time to debug them.

I myself use FireFox to browse, but I test my own sites and other projects with IE7 to ensure they work for everyone.

That's something to consider when designing a site or an application.

not sure, but I think the

decibel.places — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:00:31 +0000

not sure, but I think the Adobe detection kit has come after swfobject - I used to use swfobject, but I think ADK is easier to use.. I might be wrong-

There's a JS solution that

webwiz — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 04:22:36 +0000

There's a JS solution that validates, works cross-browser, and validates:
SWFobject

Roo, When decibel.places

decibel.places — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 04:00:38 +0000

Roo,

When decibel.places says it is "tested" that means it works.

You are correct about A List Apart recommending dropping the <embed> because it was a Netscape implementation...

Why not continue to support your viewers still using Netscape? What's the harm?

Okay it worked! Thanks!

Roo — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 03:54:12 +0000

Okay it worked! Thanks!

That's valid code, I learned

Roo — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 03:50:29 +0000

That's valid code, I learned that from A List Apart...The embed tag is out as it's not standard.

I will try adding the whole URL to that one parameter to see if it helps IE get it...but I'm not hopeful about it...

Problem appears to be your

decibel.places — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 03:03:55 +0000

Problem appears to be your param url:

<param name="movie" value="recenttegan.swf" />

should be

<param name="movie" value="http://www.sapphirestudios.net/blog/images/uploads/recenttegan.swf" />

(tested)

however, I always thought you should supply an additional embed tag for a properly formed flash object...

I also recommend that you use a detection kit to detect the flash version etc.