[SWFObject] Handling of FlashVars for IE browser

[Derek Tonn]

Brooks,

Thank you for the suggestion!  I commented-out my old reference and 
replaced it with yours.  The same situation occurs....where 
Firefox/Opera/Safari/MSIE/etc. will all display the Zoomify graphic just 
fine the first time, but MSIE will not load/recognize the series of 
spliced .jpg graphics found within the Flash viewer once an individual 
chooses to refresh or reload the page.

It's a curious problem....the EXACT problem "Jonathan" was reporting a 
few weeks back (before I joined the listserv).  I've been trying 
everything I can think of to resolve the problem, to no avail.

If you or anyone else has any other ideas, I would greatly appreciate 
the advice!  I am brand-new to the swfobject community, so I need all 
the help I can get in figuring some of these details out.  :-)

Thanks!

Derek

mapformation
220 South Burns Avenue
Springfield, MN 56087

Phone: 507-723-6662
Fax: 206-203-0411
datonn at mapformation.com
www.mapformation.com


Brooks Andrus wrote:
> Looks like what you really want is:
> 
> so.addVariable("zoomifyImagePath",
> "http://www.mapformation.com/images/portfolio/campus/onu3D/");
> 
> Brooks
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: swfobject-bounces at lists.deconcept.com
> [mailto:swfobject-bounces at lists.deconcept.com] On Behalf Of Derek Tonn
> Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2006 1:16 AM
> To: swfobject at lists.deconcept.com
> Subject: [SWFObject] Handling of FlashVars for IE browser
> 
> Geoff,
> 
> I'm a couple weeks late to this discussion, but I am experiencing the 
> identical problem that Jonathan described a few weeks ago. And I did 
> notice one VERY important common thread between us: the use of 
> magnification technologies from Zoomify (www.zoomify.com).  Under the 
> current/"old" zoomify embed code, things looked like this:
> 
> 
> <OBJECT CLASSID="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" 
> CODEBASE="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.ca
> b#version=6,0,40,0" 
> WIDTH="700" HEIGHT="450">
>            <PARAM NAME="FlashVars" 
> VALUE="zoomifyImagePath=http://www.mapformation.com/images/portfolio/campus/
> onu3D/">
>            <PARAM NAME="MENU" VALUE="FALSE">
>            <param name=bgcolor value=#A7A690>
>            <PARAM NAME="SRC" 
> VALUE="http://www.mapformation.com/images/zoom/zoomifyViewer.swf">
>            <param name="wmode" value="transparent" />
>            <EMBED 
> FlashVars="zoomifyImagePath=http://www.mapformation.com/images/portfolio/cam
> pus/onu3D/" 
> wmode="transparent" bgcolor=#A7A690 
> SRC="http://www.mapformation.com/images/zoom/zoomifyViewer.swf" 
> MENU="false" 
> PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_
> Version=ShockwaveFlash" 
>   WIDTH="700" HEIGHT="450"></EMBED>
>    </OBJECT>
> 
> 
> Using your swfObject solution, my code looks like this:
> 
> <script type="text/javascript" 
> src="../../templates/scripts/swfobject.js"></script>
> <div id="flashcontent">3D Perspective Campus Map of Ohio Northern 
> University, complete with magnification functionality using Zoomify 
> technology.</div>
> <script type="text/javascript">
>     var so = new 
> SWFObject("http://www.mapformation.com/images/zoom/zoomifyViewer.swf", 
> "mymovie", "700", "450", "6", "#A7A690");
>     so.addParam("FlashVars", 
> "zoomifyImagePath=http://www.mapformation.com/images/portfolio/campus/onu3D/
> ");
>     so.addParam("MENU", "FALSE");
>     so.addParam("wmode", "transparent");
>     so.write("flashcontent");
> </script>
> 
> 
> Your code is a lot cleaner!  However, no "zoomify" functionality after a 
> refresh in MSIE.  This is a BIG problem for me, since my site makes 
> heavy use of Zoomify technology.  Any ideas?  At minimum, I wanted to 
> see if I could help Jonathan at least know he's not alone in his 
> struggles....as well as about the "common thread" of Zoomify between us. 
>   Essentially what Zoomify does is load one common .swf "Viewer" file, 
> then variably-load hundreds or even thousands of spliced .jpgs into it 
> from many different folders/directories.  Works like a charm across all 
> browsers....until this recent issue with MSIE.
> 
> Any help/advice is greatly appreciated.  Thanks!
> 
> Derek