Comments on: Adding Flash Files to a Webpage in Dreamweaver http://www.layersmagazine.com/adding-flash-files-to-a-webpage-in-dreamweaver.html The How-To Magazine for Everything Adobe. Quick tips and tutorials for the entire Adobe Creative Suite. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:03:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Rachel http://www.layersmagazine.com/adding-flash-files-to-a-webpage-in-dreamweaver.html#comment-13705 Rachel Fri, 28 Nov 2008 10:14:48 +0000 http://www.layersmagazine.com/adding-flash-files-to-a-webpage-in-dreamweaver.html#comment-13705 I am using Dreamweaver 8 and no Script file is present. Any ideas on how to fix this? I am using Dreamweaver 8 and no Script file is present. Any ideas on how to fix this?

]]> By: Charlotte http://www.layersmagazine.com/adding-flash-files-to-a-webpage-in-dreamweaver.html#comment-13506 Charlotte Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:38:57 +0000 http://www.layersmagazine.com/adding-flash-files-to-a-webpage-in-dreamweaver.html#comment-13506 Never mind... I closed out of Dreamweaver and then opened it back up and there was the Scripts folder.... Never mind… I closed out of Dreamweaver and then opened it back up and there was the Scripts folder….

]]> By: Charlotte http://www.layersmagazine.com/adding-flash-files-to-a-webpage-in-dreamweaver.html#comment-13502 Charlotte Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:03:03 +0000 http://www.layersmagazine.com/adding-flash-files-to-a-webpage-in-dreamweaver.html#comment-13502 OK.. So what's wrong if Dreamweaver isn't creating a "Scripts" folder. Inserted the flash exacting as directed, but no Scripts folder... OK.. So what’s wrong if Dreamweaver isn’t creating a “Scripts” folder. Inserted the flash exacting as directed, but no Scripts folder…

]]> By: Jerome L. Nelson http://www.layersmagazine.com/adding-flash-files-to-a-webpage-in-dreamweaver.html#comment-13385 Jerome L. Nelson Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:29:06 +0000 http://www.layersmagazine.com/adding-flash-files-to-a-webpage-in-dreamweaver.html#comment-13385 <b>ANSWER!</b> I just talked with Adobe Tech Support and after reviewing my code, they found the issue. All that needs to be done is add three characters (../) of code to the template. For some reason, even though the SWF was in the root folder, the DreamWeaver Template code did not give it the proper path to locate the file. All you have to do to fix it is add "../" right before the file name. Below is an example: Change: <embed src="myFlashFile.swf" To: <embed src="../myFlashFile.swf" Thanks to Michelle at Adobe Tech Support for her hard work in resolving this issue!!! ANSWER!

I just talked with Adobe Tech Support and after reviewing my code, they found the issue. All that needs to be done is add three characters (../) of code to the template.

For some reason, even though the SWF was in the root folder, the DreamWeaver Template code did not give it the proper path to locate the file. All you have to do to fix it is add “../” right before the file name. Below is an example:

Change:
<embed src=”myFlashFile.swf”

To:
<embed src=”../myFlashFile.swf”

Thanks to Michelle at Adobe Tech Support for her hard work in resolving this issue!!!

]]> By: Jerome L. Nelson http://www.layersmagazine.com/adding-flash-files-to-a-webpage-in-dreamweaver.html#comment-13378 Jerome L. Nelson Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:22:55 +0000 http://www.layersmagazine.com/adding-flash-files-to-a-webpage-in-dreamweaver.html#comment-13378 Same issue: Template with SWF header. Fine on Preview. NO GO on remote server. Reuploaded Scripts Folder. Still NO GO. I talked with Adobe Tech support --- still waiting on an answer. I tired putting the the SWF inside an Editable Region on the Template. Still NO GO. <b>Here is the deal:</b> Made a new page from Template. Detached from Template. Uploaded (detached template) new page. SWF works fine! Obviously, there is something wrong with the DWT (DreamWeaver Template) programing, as mentioned above. Unfortunately, I don't know how else to fix this without detaching numerous pages - or upgrade to CS4. Thank you ALL for your feedback! This is the only place on the web that even mentions it with some sort of resolution. Same issue:
Template with SWF header. Fine on Preview. NO GO on remote server. Reuploaded Scripts Folder. Still NO GO. I talked with Adobe Tech support — still waiting on an answer.

I tired putting the the SWF inside an Editable Region on the Template. Still NO GO.

Here is the deal:
Made a new page from Template.
Detached from Template.
Uploaded (detached template) new page.
SWF works fine!

Obviously, there is something wrong with the DWT (DreamWeaver Template) programing, as mentioned above.

Unfortunately, I don’t know how else to fix this without detaching numerous pages - or upgrade to CS4.

Thank you ALL for your feedback! This is the only place on the web that even mentions it with some sort of resolution.

]]> By: T. Sledge http://www.layersmagazine.com/adding-flash-files-to-a-webpage-in-dreamweaver.html#comment-12803 T. Sledge Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:55:13 +0000 http://www.layersmagazine.com/adding-flash-files-to-a-webpage-in-dreamweaver.html#comment-12803 I've uploaded all my files (page, music, playlist file, correctly and the scripts folder. I've even inserted one version of the player using code that I wrote and another that was preformatted by Dreamweaver's placing media option as shown in the tutorial. Both work fine in preview and neither will work on the actual site once uploaded to my server. Any suggestions aside from downloading cs4? I'm trying to use the fairly common xspf music player. My Safari Activity pane tells me the following when I open my page... http://mysite.verizon.net/res119f7v/xspf_player.swf?playlist_url=playlist.txt&autoplay=1&autoresume=1&autoload=true&main_image=LoveTheftiTunescover-smaller.jpg not found http://mysite.verizon.net/res119f7v/xspf_player.swf?playlist_url=playlist.xspf&autoload=true&autoplay=1&autoresume=1 not found my site is at http://mysite.verizon.net/res119f7v/music.html if you would like to view the source code. I've spent 6 hours trying to figure this thing out and it's about to kill me. I’ve uploaded all my files (page, music, playlist file, correctly and the scripts folder. I’ve even inserted one version of the player using code that I wrote and another that was preformatted by Dreamweaver’s placing media option as shown in the tutorial. Both work fine in preview and neither will work on the actual site once uploaded to my server. Any suggestions aside from downloading cs4? I’m trying to use the fairly common xspf music player.

My Safari Activity pane tells me the following when I open my page…
http://mysite.verizon.net/res119f7v/xspf_player.swf?playlist_url=playlist.txt&autoplay=1&autoresume=1&autoload=true&main_image=LoveTheftiTunescover-smaller.jpg not found

http://mysite.verizon.net/res119f7v/xspf_player.swf?playlist_url=playlist.xspf&autoload=true&autoplay=1&autoresume=1 not found

my site is at http://mysite.verizon.net/res119f7v/music.html if you would like to view the source code. I’ve spent 6 hours trying to figure this thing out and it’s about to kill me.

]]> By: Karen Pryor http://www.layersmagazine.com/adding-flash-files-to-a-webpage-in-dreamweaver.html#comment-12149 Karen Pryor Sun, 16 Nov 2008 04:19:37 +0000 http://www.layersmagazine.com/adding-flash-files-to-a-webpage-in-dreamweaver.html#comment-12149 I found a way to work around this! Templates are stored in a folder under the root folder called "templates." The code on the page tells it to look up one folder for the swf (in my case, I just have my swf's in the root folder). Unlike with photos, when you create a child page from that template, Dreamweaver does not update the link to the file - in my case, it was still written as '../header' instead of 'header'. What I did was move a copy of the swf's into the templates folder and change the template to reference those swf's instead. Then, when the child pages were created, they referenced 'header' and worked perfectly. The key is to make sure that the files have the same names in both locations. I found a way to work around this! Templates are stored in a folder under the root folder called “templates.” The code on the page tells it to look up one folder for the swf (in my case, I just have my swf’s in the root folder). Unlike with photos, when you create a child page from that template, Dreamweaver does not update the link to the file - in my case, it was still written as ‘../header’ instead of ‘header’. What I did was move a copy of the swf’s into the templates folder and change the template to reference those swf’s instead. Then, when the child pages were created, they referenced ‘header’ and worked perfectly. The key is to make sure that the files have the same names in both locations.

]]> By: Jodie Vennitti http://www.layersmagazine.com/adding-flash-files-to-a-webpage-in-dreamweaver.html#comment-10483 Jodie Vennitti Tue, 04 Nov 2008 02:35:48 +0000 http://www.layersmagazine.com/adding-flash-files-to-a-webpage-in-dreamweaver.html#comment-10483 Crude workaround Ok.. My thoughts and would love feedback. Adobe suggested creating an editable region in the template that the flash file will be placed in within the final page. This will still need to be done for each page but one way to "dynamically" update all pages is to create your new flash file and name it the same and locate it in the same directory as your old flash file and this should replace the flash file in all pages. Suggestion, so as not to throw out all your pages, is to create the editable region to be of specific size so it doesnt matter too much if the flash file is of different size. I am yet to explore this but this is the tree that I will be barking up unless someone else can come up with something better. Crude workaround

Ok.. My thoughts and would love feedback. Adobe suggested creating an editable region in the template that the flash file will be placed in within the final page. This will still need to be done for each page but one way to “dynamically” update all pages is to create your new flash file and name it the same and locate it in the same directory as your old flash file and this should replace the flash file in all pages. Suggestion, so as not to throw out all your pages, is to create the editable region to be of specific size so it doesnt matter too much if the flash file is of different size. I am yet to explore this but this is the tree that I will be barking up unless someone else can come up with something better.

]]> By: Will Devine http://www.layersmagazine.com/adding-flash-files-to-a-webpage-in-dreamweaver.html#comment-10285 Will Devine Sun, 02 Nov 2008 17:06:01 +0000 http://www.layersmagazine.com/adding-flash-files-to-a-webpage-in-dreamweaver.html#comment-10285 Thanks so much for that Jodie. The weeks, never mind hours, I've spent sweating over this one. All the so called experts telling you 'there's nothing wrong, its you doing it wrong', all all the time its a bug Adobe have chosen to do nothing about (and continue to do nothing about!) because hell, buy CS4 and the problem goes away! All you other strugglers, Jodie is right, place the Flash in an ordinary page, not the template and all works fine. Unfortunately when you have dozens of pages based on one template its a complete pain (and unneccessary if Adobe were honourable to paying customers). Thanks again Jodie. Thanks so much for that Jodie. The weeks, never mind hours, I’ve spent sweating over this one. All the so called experts telling you ‘there’s nothing wrong, its you doing it wrong’, all all the time its a bug Adobe have chosen to do nothing about (and continue to do nothing about!) because hell, buy CS4 and the problem goes away! All you other strugglers, Jodie is right, place the Flash in an ordinary page, not the template and all works fine. Unfortunately when you have dozens of pages based on one template its a complete pain (and unneccessary if Adobe were honourable to paying customers). Thanks again Jodie.

]]> By: Jodie Vennitti http://www.layersmagazine.com/adding-flash-files-to-a-webpage-in-dreamweaver.html#comment-9971 Jodie Vennitti Fri, 31 Oct 2008 04:33:12 +0000 http://www.layersmagazine.com/adding-flash-files-to-a-webpage-in-dreamweaver.html#comment-9971 Ok... finally got through to adobe and apparentley this is a known error to them, and I was advised that you cannot place a flash file in a template as dreamweaver cannot support this. Seems to be a bug, me thinks. Since dreamweaver supports flash in templates right up to the point of template amendment. ARGH.... What happens if I want a dynamic website and I want to globally update my pages without having to put the flash file in each individual page at the same point as it is my header. Adobe was of no help but if someone knows of anything that can help please share the solution. It just seems so unrealistic and antiquated that I can't do this one standard thing. Venting over... Ok… finally got through to adobe and apparentley this is a known error to them, and I was advised that you cannot place a flash file in a template as dreamweaver cannot support this. Seems to be a bug, me thinks. Since dreamweaver supports flash in templates right up to the point of template amendment. ARGH…. What happens if I want a dynamic website and I want to globally update my pages without having to put the flash file in each individual page at the same point as it is my header. Adobe was of no help but if someone knows of anything that can help please share the solution. It just seems so unrealistic and antiquated that I can’t do this one standard thing.

Venting over…

]]> By: Jodie Vennitti http://www.layersmagazine.com/adding-flash-files-to-a-webpage-in-dreamweaver.html#comment-9056 Jodie Vennitti Fri, 24 Oct 2008 08:42:29 +0000 http://www.layersmagazine.com/adding-flash-files-to-a-webpage-in-dreamweaver.html#comment-9056 I am having the same problem as Jipi, it is not an issue that is raised in a static page but when the flash file is a part of the template file and even then it is not a problem, the error occurs when the template has subsequentley been updated, even the smallest amendment. Once the site is globally updated the flash file is not visible on the page. Now I am all for banging my head on a brick wall but this is starting to hurt. Is it a bug in dreamweaver? Do I need to create a virtual link to the flash file instead of embedding it? Do I need to create the flash file as a library item and house it external to the page? Do I need to stop peroxiding my hair? Is the answer so simple that I am missing it? HELP! I am having the same problem as Jipi, it is not an issue that is raised in a static page but when the flash file is a part of the template file and even then it is not a problem, the error occurs when the template has subsequentley been updated, even the smallest amendment. Once the site is globally updated the flash file is not visible on the page. Now I am all for banging my head on a brick wall but this is starting to hurt. Is it a bug in dreamweaver? Do I need to create a virtual link to the flash file instead of embedding it? Do I need to create the flash file as a library item and house it external to the page? Do I need to stop peroxiding my hair? Is the answer so simple that I am missing it?

HELP!

]]> By: RC http://www.layersmagazine.com/adding-flash-files-to-a-webpage-in-dreamweaver.html#comment-7573 RC Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:51:33 +0000 http://www.layersmagazine.com/adding-flash-files-to-a-webpage-in-dreamweaver.html#comment-7573 <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AceANQA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="748" height="450" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed>

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