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   Benj Arriola
   March 24th, 2007

   Hi Gio,

   The Object and Embed tags were intended for various browsers. Some browsers read the embed, some read the object. Some if both are present it will read only one of them.

   Although most people use MSIE and FF only, object alone will work. I believe Embed started with Netscape during the days when it was MSIE and Netscape being the popular browsers.

   For me, it is still important to have the embed tag, but to make it validate, you can externalize it in Javascript, where Javascript writes the flash code for you. And the rest of the flash is not on the page. So your Flash will only be one line of code in the HTML source and it will validate.

   Check this site: thesmiledesigncenter.com and their site validates http://validator.w3.org/
2. 

   gio
   March 24th, 2007

   Hi Benj,

   Yes, the embed tag was created by Netscape. It was used to embed plugins and players in web pages. Although some browsers support it other than Netscape, it isn’t standards-compliant.

   The site thesmiledesigncenter.com is a Valid HTML 4.01 Transitional but not XHMTL. Transitional DOCTYPEs are meant for those making the transition from older HTML mark-up to modern standard which is the Strict DOCTYPEs. Mejo mas strikto ang Strict but we should be aiming for it kasi it’s the future web standard. Sabi nga nila its “future-proof”.

   So OK din pala ang javascript as an alternative to insert Flash files. But how do you pass some parameters like the above code?
3. 

   Kordo
   March 24th, 2007

   Strict DOCTYPEs are easier to maintain because the structure and presentation of a site is separate.
4. 

   Benj Arriola
   March 25th, 2007

   XHTML 1.0, HTML 4.1 or 4,0, strict or transitional, all can still be done with the Javascript method of writing flash.

   Parameters can be passed pa din. Either as…

   1. They are already written in the Javascript script file. Or.
   2. Your javascript has to accept the parameters and pass them as a Javascript function and it will plug it in the right places in the flash code written by the Javascript file.
5. 

   Brent
   August 17th, 2007

   Thanks for the tip – I’ve been trying to figure this out for a while. Why can’t these sites come up with some valid compliant code in the first place?
6. 

   Euicho
   January 13th, 2008

   Works like a charm, I’ve been banging my head against the wall about this. Thanks for the code!
7. 

   jesse5
   May 16th, 2008

   Thanks for the code, I’ve been working with the HTML version, though, not the flash version.

   I can’t figure it out, however, I’ll give this version a go.

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