Flash placeholder

[horse3farm]

This is driving me insane, so I hope someone can help. I created a flash file in Flash. The flash file was created to NOT LOOP. (I tested it in a browser and it doesn't loop.) I placed the flash placeholder in Web Designer 6 and when viewed/published, the flash loops. How can I get it to not loop?

[ShapeShifter]

If you drop your flash file into a browser window to play it, does it loop?
I don't use Adobe Flash, but .swf files which I've created in Xara and set to stop on the last frame never loop when used in WD7 or DP7.

You may have to embed your flash using the <embed tag and set the loop attribute to loop="false"

[horse3farm]

No it doesn't loop in the browser. I may have to create it in Web Designer, but know Adobe Flash blindfolded, so did it there instead. But it doesn't make sense that WD would take over and change the parameters of the flash file. Any other ideas?

[covoxer]

But it doesn't make sense that WD would take over and change the parameters of the flash file.

This doesn't make sense indeed because WD does not take over any parameters. Before making such assumptions you could at least look into generated HTML code. And, obviously, your swf file is not modified as well.
If your swf works differently when you manually embed it to not WD pages, then simply use the same embedding code in WD via code placeholder.

[pauland]

I don't see how it would loop if you specifically stopped it in Flash. A stop() instruction is a stop() instruction.

[ShapeShifter]

Any other ideas?

After you import your flash into WD, select the image (WD creates) on your page & go to Web Properties, placeholder.
In the 'Replace with HTML code:' area enter

<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"
codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,16,0"
width="320" height="400" >
<param name="movie" value="index_htm_files/zen.swf">
<param name="quality" value="high">
<param name="play" value="true">
<param name="LOOP" value="false">
<embed src="index_htm_files/zen.swf" width="320" height="400" play="true" loop="false" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"
type="application/x-shockwave-flash">
</embed>
</object>

Change the text shown in red to suit your flash file name and dimensions.

EDIT: I see Covoxer posted as I was replying and suggested the same thing (essentially)
Good luck. :)

[gwpriester]

Welcome to TalkGraphics Vicki

Looks like you are getting some good advice here.

SS Did you mean for the smiley face to be in the script? That is too weird.

[horse3farm]

Thanks very much ShapeShifter.

[ShapeShifter]

@ Gary: No, I'd forgotten to 'disable smilies' when posting. Thanks, fixed.

@ h3f: Pleasure