Here's an easy way to get Flash running in your define pages

[iciblues]

Under your template's jscript folder add a file called jscript_swfobject.js and in that file put the following code (this will also eliminate the need for a user to activate the control for Flash content):

/**
 * SWFObject v1.4.4: Flash Player detection and embed -http://blog.deconcept.com/swfobject/
 *
 * SWFObject is (c) 2006 Geoff Stearns and is released under the MIT License:
 * *http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
 *
 * **SWFObject is the SWF embed script formerly known as FlashObject. The name was changed for
 *   legal reasons.
 */
if(typeof deconcept=="undefined"){var deconcept=new Object();}
if(typeof deconcept.util=="undefined"){deconcept.util=new Object();}
if(typeof deconcept.SWFObjectUtil=="undefined"){deconcept.SWFObjectUtil=new Object();}
deconcept.SWFObject=function(_1,id,w,h,_5,c,_7,_8,_9,_a,_b){if(!document.getElementById){return;}
this.DETECT_KEY=_b?_b:"detectflash";
this.skipDetect=deconcept.util.getRequestParameter(this.DETECT_KEY);
this.params=new Object();
this.variables=new Object();
this.attributes=new Array();
if(_1){this.setAttribute("swf",_1);}
if(id){this.setAttribute("id",id);}
if(w){this.setAttribute("width",w);}
if(h){this.setAttribute("height",h);}
if(_5){this.setAttribute("version",new deconcept.PlayerVersion(_5.toString().split(".")));}
this.installedVer=deconcept.SWFObjectUtil.getPlayerVersion();
if(c){this.addParam("bgcolor",c);}
var q=_8?_8:"high";
this.addParam("quality",q);
this.setAttribute("useExpressInstall",_7);
this.setAttribute("doExpressInstall",false);
var _d=(_9)?_9:window.location;
this.setAttribute("xiRedirectUrl",_d);
this.setAttribute("redirectUrl","");
if(_a){this.setAttribute("redirectUrl",_a);}};
deconcept.SWFObject.prototype={setAttribute:function(_e,_f){
this.attributes[_e]=_f;
},getAttribute:function(_10){
return this.attributes[_10];
},addParam:function(_11,_12){
this.params[_11]=_12;
},getParams:function(){
return this.params;
},addVariable:function(_13,_14){
this.variables[_13]=_14;
},getVariable:function(_15){
return this.variables[_15];
},getVariables:function(){
return this.variables;
},getVariablePairs:function(){
var _16=new Array();
var key;
var _18=this.getVariables();
for(key in _18){_16.push(key+"="+_18[key]);}
return _16;},getSWFHTML:function(){var _19="";
if(navigator.plugins&&navigator.mimeTypes&&navigator.mimeTypes.length){
if(this.getAttribute("doExpressInstall")){
this.addVariable("MMplayerType","PlugIn");}
_19="<embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\""+this.getAttribute("swf")+"\" width=\""+this.getAttribute("width")+"\" height=\""+this.getAttribute("height")+"\"";
_19+=" id=\""+this.getAttribute("id")+"\" name=\""+this.getAttribute("id")+"\" ";
var _1a=this.getParams();
for(var key in _1a){_19+=[key]+"=\""+_1a[key]+"\" ";}
var _1c=this.getVariablePairs().join("&");
if(_1c.length>0){_19+="flashvars=\""+_1c+"\"";}_19+="/>";
}else{if(this.getAttribute("doExpressInstall")){this.addVariable("MMplayerType","ActiveX");}
_19="<object id=\""+this.getAttribute("id")+"\" classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" width=\""+this.getAttribute("width")+"\" height=\""+this.getAttribute("height")+"\">";
_19+="<param name=\"movie\" value=\""+this.getAttribute("swf")+"\" />";
var _1d=this.getParams();
for(var key in _1d){_19+="<param name=\""+key+"\" value=\""+_1d[key]+"\" />";}
var _1f=this.getVariablePairs().join("&");
if(_1f.length>0){_19+="<param name=\"flashvars\" value=\""+_1f+"\" />";}_19+="</object>";}
return _19;
},write:function(_20){
if(this.getAttribute("useExpressInstall")){
var _21=new deconcept.PlayerVersion([6,0,65]);
if(this.installedVer.versionIsValid(_21)&&!this.installedVer.versionIsValid(this.getAttribute("version"))){
this.setAttribute("doExpressInstall",true);
this.addVariable("MMredirectURL",escape(this.getAttribute("xiRedirectUrl")));
document.title=document.title.slice(0,47)+" - Flash Player Installation";
this.addVariable("MMdoctitle",document.title);}}
if(this.skipDetect||this.getAttribute("doExpressInstall")||this.installedVer.versionIsValid(this.getAttribute("version"))){
var n=(typeof _20=="string")?document.getElementById(_20):_20;
n.innerHTML=this.getSWFHTML();return true;
}else{if(this.getAttribute("redirectUrl")!=""){document.location.replace(this.getAttribute("redirectUrl"));}}
return false;}};
deconcept.SWFObjectUtil.getPlayerVersion=function(){
var _23=new deconcept.PlayerVersion([0,0,0]);
if(navigator.plugins&&navigator.mimeTypes.length){
var x=navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash"];
if(x&&x.description){_23=new deconcept.PlayerVersion(x.description.replace(/([a-zA-Z]|\s)+/,"").replace(/(\s+r|\s+b[0-9]+)/,".").split("."));}
}else{try{var axo=new ActiveXObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.7");}
catch(e){try{var axo=new ActiveXObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.6");
_23=new deconcept.PlayerVersion([6,0,21]);axo.AllowScriptAccess="always";}
catch(e){if(_23.major==6){return _23;}}try{axo=new ActiveXObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash");}
catch(e){}}if(axo!=null){_23=new deconcept.PlayerVersion(axo.GetVariable("$version").split(" ")[1].split(","));}}
return _23;};
deconcept.PlayerVersion=function(_27){
this.major=_27[0]!=null?parseInt(_27[0]):0;
this.minor=_27[1]!=null?parseInt(_27[1]):0;
this.rev=_27[2]!=null?parseInt(_27[2]):0;
};
deconcept.PlayerVersion.prototype.versionIsValid=function(fv){
if(this.major<fv.major){return false;}
if(this.major>fv.major){return true;}
if(this.minor<fv.minor){return false;}
if(this.minor>fv.minor){return true;}
if(this.rev<fv.rev){
return false;
}return true;};
deconcept.util={getRequestParameter:function(_29){
var q=document.location.search||document.location.hash;
if(q){var _2b=q.substring(1).split("&");
for(var i=0;i<_2b.length;i++){
if(_2b[i].substring(0,_2b[i].indexOf("="))==_29){
return _2b[i].substring((_2b[i].indexOf("=")+1));}}}
return "";}};
deconcept.SWFObjectUtil.cleanupSWFs=function(){if(window.opera||!document.all){return;}
var _2d=document.getElementsByTagName("OBJECT");
for(var i=0;i<_2d.length;i++){_2d[i].style.display="none";for(var x in _2d[i]){
if(typeof _2d[i][x]=="function"){_2d[i][x]=function(){};}}}};
deconcept.SWFObjectUtil.prepUnload=function(){__flash_unloadHandler=function(){};
__flash_savedUnloadHandler=function(){};
if(typeof window.onunload=="function"){
var _30=window.onunload;
window.onunload=function(){
deconcept.SWFObjectUtil.cleanupSWFs();_30();};
}else{window.onunload=deconcept.SWFObjectUtil.cleanupSWFs;}};
if(typeof window.onbeforeunload=="function"){
var oldBeforeUnload=window.onbeforeunload;
window.onbeforeunload=function(){
deconcept.SWFObjectUtil.prepUnload();
oldBeforeUnload();};
}else{window.onbeforeunload=deconcept.SWFObjectUtil.prepUnload;}
if(Array.prototype.push==null){
Array.prototype.push=function(_31){
this[this.length]=_31;
return this.length;};}
var getQueryParamValue=deconcept.util.getRequestParameter;
var FlashObject=deconcept.SWFObject;
var SWFObject=deconcept.SWFObject;

then go to your define page and add the following code:

<div id="flashcontent">

  <strong>You need to upgrade your Flash Player in order to see the animated menu. 
    <a href="http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer" target="_blank">www.Adobe.com</a>

</strong>

 </div>

 <script type="text/javascript">

  // <![CDATA[

  var so = new SWFObject("http://www.yoururl.com/filename.swf", "filename", "1024", "568", "6", "#ffffff");

  so.write("flashcontent");

  // ]]>

 </script>

Then hit save, nav to your page and look at your cool Flash swf within it. Now, be sure to note that the width and height for the swf must be specified as well as the version and background color "1024", "568", "6", "#ffffff" -- Oh, and of course between the flashcontent div tags you can put whatever code you want, not necessarily a link to adobe.

Cheers!

Angela

[craig806]

I was wondering if you knew how to add flash to the header of Zen Cart. What I mean is I can add the flash to the header of zen cart however I can't seem to add a preloader that can load in the flash content.

if you want to see what I mean you can check out the site

www.stoppoints.com

you can see the flash has a preloader when it loads on the index page but when you click on buy and zen cart is loaded I can not make the flash preloader work so I had to just load in the flash by itself thus there is a black space until the flash is loaded any help would be great

thank you very much for taking the time to read this message any help would be great