Dynamic removal of SWF

[mikemedia]

I have a short intro SWF embeded within a <div>.

Once played, I want it to go away.

I'm trying a javascript getElementbyID and remove, but as usual am thwarted by my poor syntax skills.

var vanish = document.getElementById('intro.swf');
vanish.remove

Assistance appreciated.

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

vanish.parentNode.removeChild(vanish);

Hope this helps,
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[BillyRayPreachersSon]

Mike,

Did that work for you?

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[mikemedia]

Thanks for answering BillyRay.

No, it didn't work.
Let me give you a bit more detail.

Firstly, I'm forced by my IP to employ an ugly JS workaround to even display the Flash. Basically my JS file is a sequence of document.write lines of HTML. The HTML is the standard fare that Macromedia uses to embed and display a SWF. Here's the whole ballywick (with your input included):

Thanks again!

// JavaScript Document
document.write('<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="[URL unfurl="true"]http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,29,0"[/URL] width="760" height="50">');
document.write('<param name="movie" value="intro.swf">');
document.write('<param name="quality" value="high">');
document.write('<embed src="intro.swf" quality="high" pluginspage="[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"[/URL] type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="760" height="50"></embed>');
document.write('</object>');

document.write('<div id="flaLayer" style="position:absolute; left:94px; top:110px; width:760px; height:50px; z-index:1">');
document.write('<div align="right"><img src="images/swfsubst.gif" width="5" height="5"></div>');
document.write('</div>');

var vanish = document.getElementById('intro.swf');
vanish.parentNode.removeChild(vanish);

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

Of course that's not going to work - you have nothing with an ID of "intro.swf".

I suggest putting a container around your Flash, giving that a real ID, and using that.

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[mikemedia]

BillyRay:
I really am sorry to trouble you with this again.
All I can do is plead ignorance and ask for your additional assistance with this.

I have tried to employ your solution. I have read, books, forums, and source code. I really wanted to discover the answer on my own so that I would actually learn some syntax.

I am familiar with the tag <dim>. I am not so good with the DOM getElementbyID.

Exactly how to I put the Flash "in a container"?

Thanks yet again.

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

<dim>"? funny typo ;-)

Before this line:

document.write('<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="[URL unfurl="true"]http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,29,0"[/URL] width="760" height="50">');

add this line:

document.write('<div id="introSWF">');

and after this line:

document.write('</object>');

add this line:

document.write('</div>');

This will add a "div" element around your flash movie. Then you should be able to remove the flash with this:

var vanish = document.getElementById('introSWF');
vanish.parentNode.removeChild(vanish);

Hope this helps,
Dan

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[BillyRayPreachersSon]

Mike,

Did that help? Did you resolve your problem?

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[BillyRayPreachersSon]

Mike,

Did that help? Did you resolve your problem?

Dan



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