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[AssertiveWd]

One of the biggest challenges I am having at the moment is getting my flash object to play correctly in at least FireFox. www.assertivead.com/are

It just doesn't play. My middle piece seems to still retain its functionality though. Is there a piece of code to validate it or something alon that lines?

Thanks for the help,

Will

[Wheatworks]

Hi, Will!

Your flash header isn't displaying in Firefox because you have spaces in your object element. Firefox isn't as forgiving about html errors as IE is.

Your current object element has spaces before each <param> tag and following the <embed> tag. Get rid of them and you'll be a happy man

If you want to look at a test page use IE to visit:

http://www.wheatworks.net/flash.htm

then visit with FF

With IE, you'll see two copies of a little loan calculator. But with Firefox, you'll see only one because the second object element has spaces just as you have in your element.

BTW, you've got an attractive site, Will!

[Wheatworks]

Will,

You may want to validate your whole page, too ... there are other errors that will cause Firefox to stumble.

A really good online html validator which provides explicit information about what corrections need to be made is available at:

http://validator.w3.org/

Enjoy!

[AssertiveWd]

Thank you for the heads up on the validation! And thank you for the kind remark! I was unaware that firefox was so picky. I have also noticed it displays some css objects differently than in IE. Are they supposed to be the same or do I need to update my code for that as well. (ie...on front page of www.assertivead.com The bounding edges of the main text are black in ff and grey in ie)

[Wheatworks]

Thank you for the heads up on the validation! And thank you for the kind remark! I was unaware that firefox was so picky. I have also noticed it displays some css objects differently than in IE. Are they supposed to be the same or do I need to update my code for that as well. (ie...on front page of www.assertivead.com The bounding edges of the main text are black in ff and grey in ie)

You're welcome, Will ... I'm glad I could help.

I don't know that Firefox is so picky, it's just that it seems to adhere to the standards better than IE. In my experience, often what doesn't work in Firefox won't work in the other standards-compliant browsers, (Opera for example).

Another good online validation service is provided by CSE HTML Validator. On our MoneyToys(tm) support page you'll find a "fill in the URL" link. Validation is such an important issue for proper display of web page content that almost 100% of support contacts regarding installation issues are resolved by using proper HTML.

The link to the CSE Validator is at: MoneyToys(tm) Support