How to embed Flash and maintain valid HTML?

[miraclemaker]

I use the following code to embed flash files within my webpages (generated by Dreamweaver)

<object classid=&quot;clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000&quot; codebase=&quot;[URL unfurl="true"]http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,29,0&quot;[/URL] width=&quot;773&quot; height=&quot;860&quot;>
  <param name=&quot;movie&quot; value=&quot;flashfile.swf&quot;>
  <param name=&quot;quality&quot; value=&quot;high&quot;>
  <embed src=&quot;flashfile.swf&quot; quality=&quot;high&quot; pluginspage=&quot;[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer&quot;[/URL] type=&quot;application/x-shockwave-flash&quot; width=&quot;773&quot; height=&quot;860&quot;>
</embed>
</object>

The object tag is for IE, and the embed tag is for Netscape. The problem is with the embed tag - it does not validate to html 4.01 standard. Does anyone know a way to get round this?

Thanks a lot.

 

[tviman]

Remember that HTML standards are just that - a standard, not a rule. Not all browsers comply with everything in the "standards", hence the need to write for cross-browser compatability. As long as your flash routine works, then don't fret about it. There's always a better way...