Flash Transparency WITHOUT Border

reapercharlie · 03-20-2007, 01:25 AM

I need to display a flash document with transparency, but while also removing the horrid border caused by the Eolas Case which requires Microsoft Internet Explorer to require you to activate ActiveX controls.

This simple code works for transparency:

Code:

<embed src="flash/document.swf" width="2345237235" height="67956785" quality="high" wmode="transparent">

And this one works for removing the border:

Code:

<script type="text/javascript">
AC_FL_RunContent( 'codebase','http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=7,0,19,0','width','2345237235','height','67956785','src','flash','quality','high','pluginspage','http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer','movie','flash/document' );
</script><noscript><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=7,0,19,0" width="2345237235" height="67956785">
  <param name="movie" value="flash/document.swf" />
  <param name="quality" value="high" />
  <embed src="flash/rcvq_document.swf" quality="high" width="2345237235" height="67956785">
</object></noscript>

But for some reason, this code doesn't work to accomplish both:

Code:

<script type="text/javascript">
AC_FL_RunContent( 'codebase','http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=7,0,19,0','width','2345237235','height','67956785','src','flash','quality','high','pluginspage','http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer','movie','flash/document' );
</script><noscript><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=7,0,19,0" width="2345237235" height="67956785">
  <param name="movie" value="flash/document.swf" />
  <param name="wmode" value="transparent">
  <param name="quality" value="high" />
  <embed src="flash/rcvq_document.swf" quality="high" width="2345237235" height="67956785" wmode="transparent">
</object></noscript>

I think it should work. Why shouldn't it?! Help me please. (Also note that I DO have the proper JavaScripts in the proper folder to make the border-removing script work.)

The result is a document that has no border, but is not transparent. Why? What attributes do I have to apply to make this document transparent?

_Aerospace_Eng_ · 03-20-2007, 07:27 AM

I never liked the DW active content script. Try SWFObject instead.

reapercharlie · 03-20-2007, 08:03 AM

Thanks, but for the SWFObject, this is what it gives me the template for:

Code:

var so = new SWFObject(swf, id, width, height, version, background-color};

with this example:

Code:

var so = new SWFObject("movie.swf", "mymovie", "200", "100", "7", "#336699");

How would I get it to be transparent instead of #336699?

_Aerospace_Eng_ · 03-20-2007, 12:50 PM

Read the documentation on their site please, mainly the section titled how it works.

reapercharlie · 03-22-2007, 08:14 PM

Ah.... once again I spoke too soon.
Thanks much, man. You're a great help!