Problems Uploading Flash

[melanie]

Does anyone know where to put a .swf flash file to upload in actinic, tried adding the file in additional files, but it is still a white box. Actinic refuses to upload the file, have tried moving it about.

Help.

www.ewennyangling.com

[pinbrook]

Additional files is correct.

It is probably he code that is referencing the swf file that is incoorect.

Could you post the code please

[melanie]

flash

If you mean the coding in design/options/site defaults/properties, this is the coding:-

<a href="http://www.ewennyangling.com/acatalog/SALE_ITEMS.html"><img src="file:///C|/Program%20Files/Actinic%20v7/Sites/Site1/NEWSFLASH.swf"></a>

When previewing the flash is working although i haven't quite figured out how to link the flash file to my sale page!
But still it refuses to upload.

[Kermy]

You have kept the whole filepath in, so when you upload this code to the website it can't find the file. Change it to:

<a href="http://www.ewennyangling.com/acatalog/SALE_ITEMS.html"><img src="NEWSFLASH.swf"></a>

[melanie]

coding

Tried the coding you mentioned but it still can't find the image, i have the flash image in SITE1.

Any help would be appreciated.

Mel

[pinbrook]

please post a URL for us to see

[melanie]

flash

www.ewennyangling.com

<a href="http://www.ewennyangling.com/acatalog/SALE_ITEMS.html"><img src="NEWSFLASH.swf"></a>

as previously recommended.

Is this correct? as i mentioned before my .swf flash file is located in SITE1 in actinic.

Mel

[pinbrook]

your code is wrong.....you are trying to show a flash file as if it were an image.

Take a look at this thread for the correct method of embedding flash

http://community.actinic.com/showthr...ighlight=flash

[melanie]

Thanks for replying, will take a look and work on it.
Do you think flash is worth the bother, considering not everyone would be able to see it!

Mel

[pinbrook]

Personally I don't use flash or animated gifs as I find flashing content on a site irritating.

But its very much down to preference.

[Kermy]

Thanks Jo for spotting the glaring mistake that I had completely overlooked in my haste.

Personally I think Flash has its uses but probably not in the majority of e-commerce sites. It might be better to use animation on advertising banners for placement on other sites, rather than your own.

[melanie]

thank you

Thanking you all for your comments, i think i agree with too much flash being irritating.
Will bear that in mind with my commerce site.