Flash in HTML

[dustbuster]

I know this is probably an easy question:


<object standby="Loading Movie" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=4,0,2,0" width="450" height="55">
<param name="movie" value="movie.swf">
<param name="quality" value="best">
<param name="play" value="true">
<embed src="movie.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="450" height="55" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" quality="best" play="true">
</object>



In the code above can anyone tell me what these mean and what they do?
classid
codebase
pluginspage

The code above was generated by my HTML editor and I'd like to know what it does.

As well, if I make a movie in Flash 4, 5, or MX do they all use the same code?

Any help would be great.
D.

[iredlands]

classid = a unique code for identifying an swf item for a browser
D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000 from my machine v6
D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000 from your machine v4

codebase = the controling plugin for your browser - also an address for automatic download
pluginspage = much the same as codebase i think - probably some other explanation though.



if I make a movie in Flash 4, 5, or MX do they all use the same code?
cfid will be the same
part of the codebase will indicate the version
version 4 =4,0,2,0
mx version=6,0,0,0"
(dont know what the last 3 digits indicate - probably basic settings for the swf - loop, protect from import etc)

hope this helps
steve

[tg]

this has alot of interesting info in it, and should answer most of your questions.
http://www.alistapart.com/stories/flashsatay/

[catbert303]

the last 3 digits in the version part of the donebase indicate the minor release version of the player.

that alistapart article is pretty good, I still can't get it working in IE 5 on win98 though....