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Hosting a flash website

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  • 22-08-2008 6:27pm
    #1
    jamieh
    Registered Users Posts: 2,073 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    I have a website designed, hosting paid for, domain is live, etc.

    I can't figure out how to host it tho.

    I've got a flash movie called main_flash8.fla ...I've also created a main_flash8.swf file.

    Could someone point me in the right direction? eg. an example of the html file I should be using :confused:


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    mneylon
    Registered Users Posts: 7,739 ✭✭✭mneylon


    The .fla file is the source file, so you shouldn't upload that

    The .swf file is the one you need

    If you use Adobe Flash (or whatever it's called these days) to produce the Flash it should have some kind of html wizard ... though it's years since I last looked at it

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    miju
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 8,486 ✭✭✭miju


    in Macromedia / Adobe Flash export as index.html and upload that together with the exported flash movie and pauls yer aunty :)

    edit: just checked there in Macromedia / Adobe Flash. From the menu and the top of the screen you go

    File ---> Publish Settings --> Uncheck the use default names at the bottom of the pop up window and rename the files to index.html and index.swf in the boxes and then hit publish.

    Outta curiosity how do you learn to build a flash site but not export it ?


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    jamieh
    Registered Users Posts: 2,073 ✭✭✭jamieh


    miju wrote: »
    in Macromedia / Adobe Flash export as index.html and upload that together with the exported flash movie and pauls yer aunty :)

    edit: just checked there in Macromedia / Adobe Flash. From the menu and the top of the screen you go

    File ---> Publish Settings --> Uncheck the use default names at the bottom of the pop up window and rename the files to index.html and index.swf in the boxes and then hit publish.

    Outta curiosity how do you learn to build a flash site but not export it ?

    That's great lads....thanks a mill for ye'er help. It's up and running now.

    Truth be told, I bought the site as a template and then just customised it...so I didn't build it from scratch or anything!!

    Sorry this is off topic...but could ye tell me how to import a jpeg photo into a flash movie?


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    philtaylor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 273 ✭✭philtaylor


    also put it inside a html file using dreamweaver or similar. this will at least allow you to ad some meta tags, otherwise no one will find your flash size.


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    miju
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 8,486 ✭✭✭miju


    glad to help :) whats the site linky by the way

    also in answer to your other question theres a couple of ways. most straight forward is on the top menu File --> Import and simply select the jpeg , gif or png file you wanna import


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    jamieh
    Registered Users Posts: 2,073 ✭✭✭jamieh


    miju wrote: »
    glad to help :) whats the site linky by the way

    also in answer to your other question theres a couple of ways. most straight forward is on the top menu File --> Import and simply select the jpeg , gif or png file you wanna import

    Thanks again!

    Linky is www.emmacoleman.ie

    The only thing thats bugging me is the white to the left and right. I was hoping to have it the same color as the beige background but didn't work out according to plan :o


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    Liam Byrne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,163 ✭✭✭✭Liam Byrne


    You've no closing "head" or opening "body" tag! :(

    Edit the HTML and just before the first <table tag, put the following:

    </head>
    <body style="background-color:#AC8446">

    That should sort you out.

    L


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    jamieh
    Registered Users Posts: 2,073 ✭✭✭jamieh


    Liam Byrne wrote: »
    You've no closing "head" or opening "body" tag! :(

    Edit the HTML and just before the first <table tag, put the following:

    </head>
    <body style="background-color:#AC8446">

    That should sort you out.

    L

    Cheers Liam...worked a treat!


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    Liam Byrne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,163 ✭✭✭✭Liam Byrne


    No prob.

    That b/g colour is the main loading page....ideally, on the "internal" Flash "pages", you'd put the graduated background as the page background, but as long as the above is close enough for you, glad to help!


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    philtaylor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 273 ✭✭philtaylor


    Just a word to the caution your about the sixth person I have seen in Ireland who has used this Template for their Spa/message business. So there is six companies now at least in Ireland with the exact same logo and website as you. Mad really. Hope you didnt pay too much money.


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    miju
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 8,486 ✭✭✭miju


    those templates never usually cost more than $60 (about €40 ) so thats well to be expected at that price.


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    jhegarty
    Registered Users Posts: 6,440 ✭✭✭jhegarty


    it also takes an age to load on a slower (vodafone 3g) connection....


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    Liam Byrne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,163 ✭✭✭✭Liam Byrne


    One other point; if you want to be found on the web if someone searches for spa/massage/whatever, that site will not work for you.


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