centering flash via script

[idaryl]

Hello all,

I have another one here... I have this code but it appears to set the file to the default/left on a page - but the client wants it centered - I tried adding another part (document.write('<div align="center">'); at the begiining and document.write('</div">'); at the end of the function ) - i also tried to add it to the script in other places as well - but it did not work - can this be done?

here is the code

var arr = new Array();
var arr1 = new Array();
var sec  = null;
var secstr = '';
str = location.search.substring(1, location.search.length);
arr = str.split("&");
for (i=0;i<arr.length;i++) {
        temp = arr[i];
        arr1 = temp.split("=");


        if (arr1[0] == "section") {
                sec = arr1[1];
        }

	if (sec != null) {
		secstr = '?section='+sec;
	}

}
function writeflash () {
document.write('<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="[URL unfurl="true"]http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,0,0"[/URL] width="760" height="560" id="index" align="middle"></div>');
document.write('<param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" />');
document.write('<param name="movie" value="index.swf'+secstr+'" />');
document.write('<param name="quality" value="high" />');
document.write('<param name="bgcolor" value="#000000" />');
document.write('<embed src="index.swf'+secstr+'" quality="high" bgcolor="#000000" width="760" height="560" name="index" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"[/URL] />');
document.write('</object>');

}

• idaryl •

http://www.designedimage.com

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[pixl8r]

function writeflash () {
document.write('<div align=center>');
document.write('<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="[URL unfurl="true"]http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,0,0"[/URL] width="760" height="560" id="index" align="middle"></div>');
document.write('<param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" />');
document.write('<param name="movie" value="index.swf'+secstr+'" />');
document.write('<param name="quality" value="high" />');
document.write('<param name="bgcolor" value="#000000" />');
document.write('<embed src="index.swf'+secstr+'" quality="high" bgcolor="#000000" width="760" height="560" name="index" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"[/URL] />');
document.write('</object>');
document.write('</div>'>;

}

That should do it for you.

Hope it helps.

Wow JT that almost looked like you knew what you were doing!

 

[idaryl]

Hey I think I already tried that - - didnt work -- sorry

• idaryl •

http://www.designedimage.com

•

 

[tviman]

If pixl8r's suggestion didn't work then you've got something else going on that we can't see. Can you provide a link to the page?

There's always a better way. The fun is trying to find it!

 

[pixl8r]

Yes please or more complete coding of the page.

Wow JT that almost looked like you knew what you were doing!

 

[idaryl]

OK here it is

<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" />
<title>Brent Lindstrom</title>
<script language="JavaScript">
var arr = new Array();
var arr1 = new Array();
var sec  = null;
var secstr = '';
str = location.search.substring(1, location.search.length);
arr = str.split("&");
for (i=0;i<arr.length;i++) {
        temp = arr[i];
        arr1 = temp.split("=");


        if (arr1[0] == "section") {
                sec = arr1[1];
        }

	if (sec != null) {
		secstr = '?section='+sec;
	}

}
function writeflash () {
document.write('<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="[URL unfurl="true"]http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,0,0"[/URL] width="760" height="560" id="index" align="middle"></div>');
document.write('<param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" />');
document.write('<param name="movie" value="start.swf'+secstr+'" />');
document.write('<param name="quality" value="high" />');
document.write('<param name="bgcolor" value="#000000" />');
document.write('<embed src="start.swf'+secstr+'" quality="high" bgcolor="#000000" width="760" height="560" name="index" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"[/URL] />');
document.write('</object>');

}
</script>


<body marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" topmargin="0" leftmargin="0">
<div align="center">
  <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center">
    <tr>
      <td height="187"> 
        <div align="center"><script language="JavaScript">writeflash();</script></div>
      </td>
    </tr>
  </table>
</div>
</html>

• idaryl •

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•

 

[tviman]

If you insist on using a div inside of a table inside of a div, then try changing this:

<td height="187">
<div align="center"><script language="JavaScript">writeflash();</script></div>
</td>

to this:

<td height="187" align="center">
<div align="center"><script language="JavaScript">writeflash();</script></div>
</td>

But you don't need the table, or the div inside of the table.

There's always a better way. The fun is trying to find it!

 

[pixl8r]

You could also simplify your HTML further.

<body marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" topmargin="0" leftmargin="0">
  <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center">
    <tr>
      <td height="187" align=center> 
         <script language="JavaScript">writeflash();</script>      </td>
    </tr>
  </table>

</html>

However I think the best solution is to write the whole page with your javascript:

<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" />
<title>Brent Lindstrom</title>
<script language="JavaScript">
var arr = new Array();
var arr1 = new Array();
var sec  = null;
var secstr = '';
str = location.search.substring(1, location.search.length);
arr = str.split("&");
for (i=0;i<arr.length;i++) {
        temp = arr[i];
        arr1 = temp.split("=");


        if (arr1[0] == "section") {
                sec = arr1[1];
        }

    if (sec != null) {
        secstr = '?section='+sec;
    }

}

function writeflash () {
document.write('<body marginwidth=0 marginheight=0 topmargin=0>');
document.write('<div align=center>'); 
document.write('<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="[URL unfurl="true"]http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,0,0"[/URL] width="760" height="560" id="index" align="middle"></div>');
document.write('<param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" />');
document.write('<param name="movie" value="start.swf'+secstr+'" />');
document.write('<param name="quality" value="high" />');
document.write('<param name="bgcolor" value="#000000" />');
document.write('<embed src="start.swf'+secstr+'" quality="high" bgcolor="#000000" width="760" height="560" name="index" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"[/URL] />');
document.write('</object>');
document.write('</div>');
document.write('</body>');
document.write('</html>');

}

window.onload = writeflash;

</script>

Hope it helps.

Wow JT that almost looked like you knew what you were doing!