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Flash site not loading

ajreaper

2007-11-13, 6:15 pm

I am having some issues with this Flash file:
http://bamboopower.com/greenbar.fla (Note that clicking this link will result
in a download! This is the actual source file!)

It's a Flash 8 file and for some reason whenever I upload the published
version (swf and html page), the Flash file does not load. All I get is a black
screen. The domain is bamboopower.com.

I have tried several publish settings and nothing seems to work. If I could
get some assistance on this I would be very appreciative.

Other notes:
-Other flash modules work on my computer
-I have tried other browsers and even Mac/PC and it does not work
-The html is very simple and the direct .swf file loaded on the domain also
does not load
-The host DOES support Flash and there are other sites on our sites with Flash
on it

Thanks in advance for your support!

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This is the source code in the index:

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" />
<title>bamboopower.com</title>
</head>
<body bgcolor="#000000">
<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000"
codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#
version=8,0,0,0" width="1000" height="600" align="left">
<param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" />
<param name="movie" value="greenbar.swf" />
<param name="quality" value="high" />
<param name="scale" value="exactfit" />
<param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff" />
<embed src="greenbar.swf" quality="high" scale="exactfit" bgcolor="#ffffff"
width="1000" height="600" align="left" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain"
type="application/x-shockwave-flash"
pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" />
</object>
</body>
</html>

Sketchsta

2007-11-13, 10:14 pm

Hi ajreaper,

I havent had a look at your fla yet, thought i should ask these simple ideas
first.

first.. you said all the browser displays is a black screen... For how long
tho?
-Do you have a pre-loader code in your flash movie?
-If not...did you wait long enough for the browser to load you page before
displaying it?
second.. this might not be the case, but it's worth a try.
-Did you clear your cache before re-loading the page in the browser?
(If you would have tried to view your movie prior, the next time you load the
same page, chances are that it will load from cache, and not your updated flash
movie. )

I know those are simple things, but it's worth a try.
let me know how it goes, if you still cant view your movie, i'll have a look
at your fla and see what i can do.

ajreaper

2007-11-14, 6:15 pm

*The background of the page is black, the background of the flash is white. In
some browsers you do not even see the white background of the flash and only
see a white area where the flash should be. It appears indefinitely.
*No, there is no preloader. Preloaders hate me. =( The file itself is about
3.5 MBs anyway, so I did not think it necessary (although I know dial-up people
probably would turn away from it).
*Again, the flash file appears indefinitely. I have kept it up for about
thirty minutes without any changes.
*I've cleared my cache, internet files, cookies... I do it on a daily basis
and there has been no change whatsoever.

ajreaper

2007-11-14, 6:15 pm

The file I upload is corrupted, so here it is again:

http://bamboopower.com/greenbar.zip

It's encrypted. The password is "draconian"

Sketchsta

2007-11-14, 10:14 pm

I had a look at your FLA, and it's working fine on my end.
I tested it inside a browser aswell.

How are you embedding your movie into a browser?
If you are doing it manually, maybe try to press F12 inside flash. i usually
let Flash generate my html code, then edit as i need.

ajreaper

2007-11-15, 6:15 pm

I listed the script I used (the html for the entire page that is) above. Here
it is again:

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" />
<title>bamboopower.com</title>
</head>
<body bgcolor="#000000">
<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000"
codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#
version=8,0,0,0" width="1000" height="600" align="left">
<param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" />
<param name="movie" value="greenbar.swf" />
<param name="quality" value="high" />
<param name="scale" value="exactfit" />
<param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff" />
<embed src="greenbar.swf" quality="high" scale="exactfit" bgcolor="#ffffff"
width="1000" height="600" align="left" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain"
type="application/x-shockwave-flash"
pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" />
</object>
</body>
</html>

As you can see it is very simple and I did use an embed. I read somewhere that
either html 4.0 or xmlns doesn't like embed objects, however I have another
site with a flash object with the same kind of coding and it works fine.

ajreaper

2007-11-15, 6:15 pm

I do not know exactly what the error was, but it seems rendering the movie on
PC, rather than a mac and using different html for the page did the trick. If
any other problems arise I will be sure to open a new topic.

Thanks for the help.

Sketchsta

2007-11-15, 10:15 pm

rendering in PC or MAC should have no difference at all.
All my work to date has been rendered on a PC and viewable on all platforms
and all browsers...

Did you forget to install Flash Player by any chance?
...it could happen!! =)

anyway, i'll look into this and see if i can figure out what went wrong,
because the fla you gave is working fine on my end.