object/embed seems to prevent loadMovie command in swf

[dsdsdsdsd]

hello;

when I use the object/embed tags to run a .swf, the loadMovie command does not execute;

if I instead run the swf from a <iframe src="my.swf"> the loadMovie works fine;

any thoughts?

thanks
dsdsdsdsd

[atomic]

What are you trying to do? Use loadMovie to load a movie in an iframe?

[dsdsdsdsd]

atomic, thanks for responding;

no, the loadmovie command is simply a typical loadMovie command that loads one swf into another, nothing fancy;

I mentioned the loadMovie command because it seems to be failing WHEN I insert the swf ( call it parent.swf, or, as in my first post, my.swf ) into the webpage via an object/embed tag;

however, if I load that same swf ( call it parent.swf, or, as in my first post, my.swf ) into the webpage via <iframe src="parent.swf">, the loadMovie command within does not succeed;

thanks
dsdsdsdsd

[atomic]

Originally Posted by dsdsdsdsd

atomic, thanks for responding;

no, the loadmovie command is simply a typical loadMovie command that loads one swf into another, nothing fancy;

I mentioned the loadMovie command because it seems to be failing WHEN I insert the swf ( call it parent.swf, or, as in my first post, my.swf ) into the webpage via an object/embed tag;

however, if I load that same swf ( call it parent.swf, or, as in my first post, my.swf ) into the webpage via <iframe src="parent.swf">, the loadMovie command within does not succeed;

thanks
dsdsdsdsd

But now you're saying above that both methods fail?

[dsdsdsdsd]

yikes, I did say that - BRAINFART on my part;

should say:

however, if I load that same swf ( call it parent.swf, or, as in my first post, my.swf ) into the webpage via <iframe src="parent.swf">, the loadMovie command within DOES succeed;

[atomic]

When you don't use the object/embed tags, but link directly to your parent .swf, does the loadMovie action work?

If the above works, which I suppose it should, were all your files, including the parent's .html, in the same folder, in your previous attempt?

[dsdsdsdsd]

atomic, thanks for responding;

my file structure looks like this:

my_dir/my.htm
my_dir/sub_dir/parent_that_uses_loadMovie.swf
my_dir/sub_dir/child_movie_to_be_loaded.swf

I have not tried to place the parent.swf in the same directory;

I will give it a try;

thanks
dsdsdsdsd

[dsdsdsdsd]

yep, when I place the parent.swf and the child.swf into the same directory as the .html, the object/embed tags do not effect the loadMovie;

so, when I have the parent and child.swf in a subdirectory, the object/embed tags effect the loadMovie ( prevent it );

therefore I am having to rely on an <iframe src="parent.swf"> to load the parent.swf so that the loadMovie will work;

Shannon

[atomic]

Best and simple, is to have all files in the same directory.