.swf flash files not recognised

**Egg Bramhill** · 13 September 2007, 03:27 PM

2. i go to file> export animation

What file type are you using for the export?

3. i save the file to my webpage folder but the file does not have the little 'f' icon next to it in my directory, it has that 'unknown file' icon

It's difficult to say why your computer doesn't know the file association of the file. Have you tried to manually associate it to a swf file type?

Have you copied and posted the html code that's available when you preview the swf to your webpage? Why have you changed the filename?

**herbiehysteria** · 13 September 2007, 03:49 PM

hi egg
i am using the .swf file type when exporting, but it still shows with the 'file not recognised' logo

i have copied the html when you preview the flash in xara extreme pro and i have changed the default file type to the name of the .swf file i saved beforehand

all i get is the white rectangle, even though the file plays smoothly in xara flash
your help appreciated
Herb

**Egg Bramhill** · 13 September 2007, 04:14 PM

Could you give me the name of your swf file and post the code you're embedding in your html file?

**herbiehysteria** · 13 September 2007, 04:48 PM

here is the html, and i have attatched the .swf file, also:

<object classid="clsid

27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,0,0"
width="100" height="73">
<param name="movie" value="xar7F.swf" />
<param name="quality" value="high" />
<param name="menu" value="true" />
<EMBED src="nowinnofee.swf" quality="high" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" WIDTH="100" HEIGHT="73" NAME="yourmovie" ALIGN="" TYPE="application/x-shockwave-flash" PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer">
</object>

**herbiehysteria** · 13 September 2007, 04:51 PM

lol, that smiley isnt supposed to be ther obviously, i think it mustve just accidentally got in there, but can you see that the red .swf file icon is next to the file now, but it's never there on my computer
please help

**Egg Bramhill** · 13 September 2007, 06:59 PM

HH,

Try this:

PS That's not a Smiley ....... that's a Gremlin!

**herbiehysteria** · 14 September 2007, 05:04 PM

aaaaarrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!
it's still not playing egg!
please help, ive already spent too much time on this!
why doesnt the red icon appear next to my .swf files?
i entered the html, it looks like the file is there, have you checked the file? am i missing the macromedia plugin? does the file play on your comp?
Herb