I would like to embed a swf file in a moodle webpage. If I link to it this works except it needs text for the link which I don't want.
Should I be using embed or the object tag?
Can somebody provide an example
Thanks a lot in advance,
Darren
Link to a space <a href="blah.swf"> </a>
I also want to use the htmlArea editor to add flash files to pages.
Unfortunately, the Moodle multimedia plugin is not sufficient, as I need to be able to pass parameters to the flash file.
It would be nice if there was an extra button in htmlArea to add a flash file.
In answer to Darren's question,
Traditionally, the <object> tag was supported by IE and the <embed> tag was Netscape.
People have gotten around the problem by nesting the tags to cover all bases, like
<object .....>
<embed .... />
</object>
Unfortunately, if you are using htmlArea, it seems to remove the <embed> tag from the code.
Internet Explorer 6 supports the <embed> tag, but the <object> tag was better as you could include information about what IE should do if it didn't have the appropriate pluging (ie. where to get it).
Unfortunately, the Moodle multimedia plugin is not sufficient, as I need to be able to pass parameters to the flash file.
It would be nice if there was an extra button in htmlArea to add a flash file.
In answer to Darren's question,
Traditionally, the <object> tag was supported by IE and the <embed> tag was Netscape.
People have gotten around the problem by nesting the tags to cover all bases, like
<object .....>
<embed .... />
</object>
Unfortunately, if you are using htmlArea, it seems to remove the <embed> tag from the code.
Internet Explorer 6 supports the <embed> tag, but the <object> tag was better as you could include information about what IE should do if it didn't have the appropriate pluging (ie. where to get it).
Hi Stuart,
If you're using flashvars you can insert all the code in text mode. <embed> shouldn't be stripped out of content created by teachers (and admin), such as web pages.
If you're using flashvars you can insert all the code in text mode. <embed> shouldn't be stripped out of content created by teachers (and admin), such as web pages.
Hi Darren
Did you get this work? If you did could you please send me the code you used.
Cheers
Steve