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  • 2007-12-02 16:30:10

    Image Flash insert problems

    I have just downloaded the latest version of ATutor and installed it on my webserver www.azarchsoc.com/ATutor.
    I am learniing to create content on course pages and have been able to create text content. However when I try to insert flash or photos, I get nothing but a box where the photo/flash should go. Like it couldn't find it. I have changed folders for the source and have tried many different setting of the source location, but to no avail.

    Here is the source from my last attempt to put a flash object in:
    <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,29,0" width="160" height="160"><param name="movie" value="typpetro.swf" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="menu" value="false" /><param name="wmode" value="" /><embed src="typpetro.swf" wmode="" quality="high" menu="false" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="160" height="160"></embed></object>

    I have the src in azarchsoc.com/atutor/typpetro.swf
    The ATutor src is in azarchsoc.com/ATutor

    Also everytime I edit something puts additional back slashes in the code like:

    <object classid=\\\\\\\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\\\\\\\" codebase=\\\\\\\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,29,0\\\\\\\" width=\\\\\\\"160\\\\\\\" height=\\\\\\\"160\\\\\\\"><param name=\\\\\\\"movie\\\\\\\" value=\\\\\\\"typpetro.swf\\\\\\\" /><param name=\\\\\\\"quality\\\\\\\" value=\\\\\\\"high\\\\\\\" /><param name=\\\\\\\"menu\\\\\\\" value=\\\\\\\"false\\\\\\\" /><param name=\\\\\\\"wmode\\\\\\\" value=\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\" /><embed src=\\\\\\\"/atutor/content/typpetro.swf\\\\\\\" wmode=\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\" quality=\\\\\\\"high\\\\\\\" menu=\\\\\\\"false\\\\\\\" pluginspage=\\\\\\\"http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer\\\\\\\" type=\\\\\\\"application/x-shockwave-flash\\\\\\\" width=\\\\\\\"160\\\\\\\" height=\\\\\\\"160\\\\\\\"></embed></object>

    Could really use some help here.
    Jerry

    Things to describe:
    operating system - Linux version of ATutor - 1.5.5
    versions of php -
    version of mysq l - protocol v. 2
    webserver & version -
    copies of error messages -
    changes to default settings -
    web browser being used - IE6 & Firefox 2.0.0.11
    phpMyAdmin - 2.8.0.1
    and anything else relevant -


  • 2007-12-02 18:37:31

    Re: Image & Flash insert problems

    See the following for a solution to the slashes problem.
    http://www.atutor.ca/view/7/11680/1.html

    For the flash content, try using the [media][/media] tags in your content, with the file's URL in between them. See the instructor handbook for details.

    Or you could try using the SWF insert button in the visual editor.

    Are you able to view the flash from another Web location?


  • 2007-12-02 23:41:44

    Re: Image & Flash insert problems

    Thanks Greg,
    I replaced the files referred to in www.atutor.ca/view/7/11680/1.html, and lost the slashes fine.

    I can't the media tags you refer to, I have used the Instructor Documentation @http://help.atutor.ca/instructor/
    And I have checked the ATutor Handbook

    When I use the "visual editor", to insert a gif file, it produces the following code:
    <img src="atutor/slide1.GIF" border="0" alt="Typical Petroglyph" title="Typical Petroglyph" />

    This results in the display of the alternate title "Typical Petroglyph" on the preview and nothing else.

    the atutor folder is on the same level as the ATutor folder. When i use the full URL, :
    <img src="http://www.azarchsoc.com/atutor/slide1.GIF" border="0" alt="Typical Petroglyph" title="Typical Petroglyph" />
    it works. So I guess I have to use the full URL for all pictures?

    I find the same with the flash file. I had hoped to use only the "../atutor/slide1.GIF" to get to the pictures or flash files.

    Not so?
    Jerry


  • 2007-12-03 09:15:00

    Re: Image & Flash insert problems

    I can't tell you what the problem is. You should not need to use the full path. Path to files seem to work fine on our local installations.

    Are you working from an imported content package?