Replace Header Image With Flash

[igendreau]

Okay, I've searched the forums and read the tutorials on putting flash on your page. I've been able to successfully put a flash file in the body of my main page.

I have an image as the "header" of my page. What I want to do is replace that image with a flash file of the identical size. Can someone point me in the right direction? Unfortunately, I don't know enough about Zen Cart to know how to swap that out.

Thank you for the help. The site: http://www.wwfdbracelet.com

[inobu]

I started zen cart 2 week ago and have been fighting my way through this "Circular Abyss". I have never seen something so great as Zen Cart as convoluted as it is.

I have reasoned that too many repetitive question surface and most answers become outdated over time yet we are referenced to the out dated answer. As soon as I find out the current answers to the basics I will create a fundamental youtube to help other starting out so they don't have to go through this nightmare.

I am in search of the same question but I have gathered this much.

We want to replace the header with a flash file. The image we see in the header is a back drop. This back drop can be altered in the CSS sheet by either re-designing the image and keeping the file name the same or replacing the image file and updating the CSS sheet with the new file name.

Because we want to add a flash file into the header area we need to do a few things.

Blue is what I know Red is what I don't know

1. Place the flash file on the server where the PHP can find it.
e.g. include/template/custom/flash/myflash.swf

2. Where do we place the text that instructs the PHP to add the flash file into the header when creating the XHMTL.

3. Being that the Flash file cannot operate/display on its own. Where do we place the script that controls the display,playing or activation of the flash file.


This is the basic question that we need answered. It is a simple question to answer for those who know.

Inobu

[igendreau]

I followed one of the tutorials and got decently far, but sill have a problem. Look at my page: www.wwfdbracelet.com

Now I have two headers, the bottom one being flash and being the correct one. Now, how do I get my flash header to replace the image header right above it??

[inobu]

There are two way of placing Flash onto your page.

First. Using Html on a section of the site that displays a page via HTML. This can be done through the Define page editor.

The second way is the have the PHP load it into its XHMTL scripting. This is the method we need to find out. The flash needs to play in the header section where it is pre-scripted and uses a js call up.

We have to wait for one of these guys to answer question 2 and 3.

Inobu (Watching the fishing line and waiting for a nibble)

[inobu]

Looks like you got it...................?????

Inobu

[igendreau]

Got it!! Follow this tutorial:

http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showth...ighlight=flash

Then I had a: <div id="headerpic"> tag that I replaced with the div tag from the tutorial. Worked like a charm.

[inobu]

Good deal.

I'm going through that link as we speak.

Thanks and Good Luck to You.

Inobu