flash media banner

[simple_john]

hi sorry if this is a stupid question...

i want to put a banner on a forum and was thinking about doing putting a 'flash media' banner instead of a .gif file.. banner..


im assuming this is possible right?

[Jose Amaral Rego]

Yes, but the code for gif's are quite not the same as for Flash.

[Otikeu]

oh course. just edit the template "header" with the flash code (the same code as if you were to put a flash movie on a html page).

[simple_john]

thanks and sorry for being so clueless.. I added the file 'flash_banner.swf'

to the image title spot- where id had the other banner - a gif file

but it does not show up shows up as a red X.

could someone show me what code i need to add to my header template?

thanks

[Buckwild]

You can add this to the top of your header template. Put your flash file in your forum root dir.

<center>
<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"
codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=5,0,42,0"
id="flash_banner" width="468" height="60">
<param name="movie" value="flash_banner.swf">
<param name="bgcolor" value="#FF0000">
<param name="quality" value="high">
<param name="allowscriptaccess" value="samedomain">
<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash"
pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"
width="468" height="60"
name="flash_banner" src="flash_banner.swf"
bgcolor="#FF0000" quality="high"
swLiveConnect="true" allowScriptAccess="samedomain"
></embed>
</object>
</center>

Edit the html if you want to change the alignment or anything else.

[simple_john]

thanks, that worked fine....

is there code i can add to that statement that would make clicking on the flash image be a link to the home page?

[Buckwild]

Hmm not sure about that one, but you can edit the flash file itself to go to a URL when clicked.

[Jose Amaral Rego]

Hmm not sure about that one, but you can edit the flash file itself to go to a URL when clicked.

Yep, that is right. It is like making a big button and it is very simple.

[simple_john]

thanks guys...