HTML embedded within flash or vice versa

[BDUSTY]

I was wondering how I would go about this. To incorporate a small HTML page within a flash movie. basically I want the HTML page to be surrounded by the flash content. Or, is it an HTML page that incorporates flash. How would I do start this? I know this is possible I was just wondering how I could do it? Below is an example of what i mean. the text content in the middle is all HTML.

http://www.2advanced.com/realtybid/flash_index.htm

Thanks

[binkyboo]

They utilized framesets.

<frameset rows="94,*,26" cols="*" framespacing="0" frameborder="no" border="0">
<frame src="header.htm" name="header" scrolling="no" noresize id="header">
<frameset rows="*" cols="241,*" framespacing="0" frameborder="no" border="0">
<frame src="leftnav.htm" name="leftnav" frameborder="no" scrolling="no" noresize id="leftnav">
<frameset rows="*" cols="612,*" framespacing="0" frameborder="no" border="0">
<frame src="home/home_flash.htm" name="content" frameborder="no" scrolling="yes" noresize id="content">
<frameset rows="*" cols="140,*" framespacing="0" frameborder="no" border="0">
<frame src="quickmenu.htm" name="quickmenus" frameborder="no" scrolling="no" noresize id="quickmenus">
<frame src="extender.htm" name="extender" frameborder="no" scrolling="no" noresize id="extender">
</frameset>
</frameset>
</frameset>
<frame src="footer.htm" scrolling="no" noresize>
</frameset>

[BDUSTY]

Thanks a lot for the feedback. One question though, are these framesets added within HTML or Flash? I guess I could set the framesets up within Dreamweaver and add flash content where I would like? Does this seem possible?

[fishlungs]

yes, you would create the framesets in dreamweaver or hand code them in html. then add your flash content where you want it to appear... and your additional html/text where you want it...

you could also use a table and put your different content in different table data cells :)

[apache13]

I have an additional question -I hope it is ok to add it to this thread. If the site is mostly created in flash and then put into dreamweaver- is there a way to overlap the flash stuff with text. Every time the text gets pushed under the flash box.

[fishlungs]

i don't think so; from my own experience .swf's always sit on top of everything else... might be possible to add your text into your .fla instead? i don't think z indexing layers in dreamweaver has any effect in .swfs, but you could try it.

try putting your .swf into <div> tags, (a layer) and giving it a z-index of say 10... then put your text into another layer with a higher z-index, say 20... makes sure to use css absolute positioning on your layers also... don't know if it works... but that's what i'd try first... :D