Posts Tagged ‘Multimedia’
Don't cache my swf files!
I often have issues where ‘dumb browsers’ cache my published swf files and when they dynamically populate they don’t always update. This is SUPER annoying and I have found a solution. I will demonstrate the technique with a LoadsVars example var nc = Math.floor(random(1000000) / random(1000)); var send_lv:LoadVars = new LoadVars(); send_lv.sendAndLoad(_root.siteURL+"profile.php?action=showallimages&nc="+nc, result_lv, "POST"); So let me describe what is happening here. The really ‘dumb browsers’ like IE7 in this…
Transparent swf in html
So you have now placed a swf file into your html page and you want to be able to see through it. Lucky for you, this is a very easy thing to do! The following code does the trick: <object type=‘application/x-shockwave-flash’ data=‘flash/home_side_left.swf’ width=’40px’ height=’550px’> <param name=‘movie’ value=‘flash/home_side_left.swf’ /> <param name=‘bgcolor’ value=‘#ffffff’> <param name=‘wmode’ value=‘transparent’> <param name=‘allowScriptAccess’ value=‘always’> </object> Notice that by just adding the ‘wmode’…
