Trying to get flash installed on main page only

[strugglingnovice]

First of all, thank you forum members, you've helped me from day one, when I had not a clue as to what this was all about. I'm doing really well with my build now, even though when you click on my link, you will just see my main page with dummy categories, I've come a long, long, way. Last weekend I just did a clean install, that's why no categories with products are back in yet. That was the best thing I ever did, I got rid of all the useless files and mods I had installed when I was trying to sort out what I was doing. Anyway...

Once again, I'm clueless! I'm trying to get flash installed on my main page only. I've installed flash into websites before, so I thought I could to this. I built my slideshow, saved it as an .swf to my cherry_zen/includes/images/flash folder. Now I'm lost, despite a LOT of reading and trying different things. I thought all I would have to do would be to insert the html code in the Define Page Editor/Main Page area - I got coding from a post by Linxx, used it, and now I have a blank page. I'm lost. All I'm seeing on my page is the blank area where the slide show should show up.

Do I have to put some coding in my tpl header as well? Here is the code I inserted into my define page editor - could the problem area be after I inserted my path, it says xml_path=slides.xml - i have no clue as to what that is, should I take that out? I'm obviously over my head once again, but I'm trying really hard, I work at this every day, and I'm liking my cosmetics, now if I can get the remaining kinkcs worked out, and get my products inserted, I may just have a page.

THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL THE HELP - I SO APPRECIATE IT!!!! You bet I'm yelling, you have all helped me SO much!!!!!

Here's the code I inserted in the main page .php of the Define Page Editor. And is this coded for just the main page or every page?

<center> <object width="700" height="300" align="middle" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" id="tech">
<param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" />
<param name="movie" value="http://redkapworkwear.com/demo/includes/templates/cherry_zen/images/flash/slideshow.swf?xml_path=slides.xml" />
<param name="quality" value="high" />
<embed width="700" height="300" align="middle" src="slideshow.swf?xml_path=slides.xml" quality="high" name="tech" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" />
</object></center>

here's my test page -

http://redkapworkwear.com/demo

[strugglingnovice]

I got it working in IE with just the code that I gave you above that I put in the Define Pages main page section.

However, I can't see it in Firefox. It works in IE but not in Firefox.

I have to redo it, I'm not pleased with the size, but it's starting to work!!!!!

I'll update you if I find out how to get this to show up in Firefox, if I can't figure it out, I won't post, and maybe somebody can help me.

[strugglingnovice]

Can someone help me - the slide show will NOT show up in Firefox!

I changed the coding to this:


<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="700" height="300">
<param name="movie" value="http://redkapworkwear.com/demo/includes/templates/cherry_zen/images/flash/slideshow.swf" />
<param name="quality" value="high" />
<param name="BGCOLOR" value="#484f3E" />
<param name="menu" value="false" />
<param name="wmode" value="transparent" />
</object>


I got this coding from this thread using the code posted by Muzz -

http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=152095

Now the flash works in both IE and Chrome, and when I test it on my MAC it works in Safari, but it still won't work in Firefox!

I have no clue why it isn't showing up in Firefox. I've refreshed, cleaned out my cache, it just won't show up!

I'm still wondering if I should have some kind of coding in my tpl header, also.

[torvista]

Since I am about to do the same thing, I copied your code into my site and it exhibits the same problem.
I'll try and have a look today sometime....

regards
Steve

[torvista]

It was missing the data parameter, try this:

<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="includes/templates/cherry_zen/images/flash/slideshow.swf" width="700" height="300">
<param name="movie" value="includes/templates/cherry_zen/images/flash/slideshow.swf" />
<param name="quality" value="high" />
<param name="BGCOLOR" value="#484f3E" />
<param name="menu" value="false" />
<param name="wmode" value="transparent" />
</object>

regards
Steve

[strugglingnovice]

YES!!!!!! It works perfectly, thanks so much Steve!!!!! It's going to be a good day....