Embed swf in email?

[DesignGrrl]

Hey all you Flashmasters, is this possible: to send an email with a swf as the content? (Netscape Messenger) I've seen it done (on a job interview) but I missed the chance to ask how they did it. And I haven't had any luck searching the web!

I get emails all the time that are html with animated gifs; so it seems I should be able to send an html email with an embedded swf. Any how-to/suggestions are much appreciated!

[Alexei]

when you send an email with "send as html" or something like that, the email will be viewed as any web page.
just do it like in any other web page...
other solution is to create a web page with a swf movie in it and send it

[DesignGrrl]

I've tried this many times for the past week, but no luck yet. If anyone out there has been able to make this work, please post the solution here. (And I need it to work in Netscape.) Thanks!

[Pope de Flash]

Here is a nice little tut for you. Regards, Bill

http://www.turtleshell.com/asm/tutorials/greet.html

[BWolfe]

Originally posted by Pope de Flash
Here is a nice little tut for you. Regards, Bill

http://www.turtleshell.com/asm/tutorials/greet.html

Remember, unless you know who you're sending the email to you have no guarantee that they have the Flash player. So if they don't won't see anything. So it's safest to use Flash 3 SWF content for this type of delivery, or just provide a URL to link to.....

Regards,

Bentley Wolfe
Senior Support Engineer
Macromedia

[DesignGrrl]

Thanks, I didn't realize the recipient would need the Flash Player. I haven't gotten this to work yet, anyway. Sending a link is the only working solution so far! (But I'm not giving up yet...)

I also found this for others who are interested in creating html emails (Flash at your own risk!):
http://www.ivillage.com/click/expert...ard/articles/0,5639,61690-3,00.html

[Gerolf von Lengeling]

Done that !

Embedding SWF in Email is possible - the same way as embedding images (GIF/JPEG) in HTML email.
Here are a few valuable links. (I have not been able to do this in OE5 however)

Adding ActiveX Controls
http://www.okinfoweb.com/moe/format/format_031.htm
http://www.okinfoweb.com/moe/format/index.htm


Note that the message might get corrupted (reformatted by email program) when forwarded or replied to.
Also this seems not to work on web-based email such as Hotmail etc.

Please share your findings too.
Hopefully we'll find a viable solution.

Regards
Gerolf von Lengeling.

[morgantj]

I have several signatures that I use at work that I have made in Flash. Make the content you want to send using Flash,Upload the HTML and swf file to your server. Now view the HTML page using your web browser. In IE, go to tools, mail & news, send page... That will put the HTML page into your email, Now you can send it! Its that easy! Once I am done with my portfolio site you can see some examples along with a tutorial.

Travis Morgan
http://www.rockfordfx.com

[johnie]

You must have been real bored to reap this thread from 2 years ago

[morgantj]

Wow! I didn't realize it was that old... I just came accross it and hoped I could be of help.

Best Regards,

Travis Morgan
http://www.rockfordfx.com
RockfordFX

[DesignGrrl]

I was surprised, too!
Thanks, fellow Flashers!

[untalmau]

[QUOTE=morgantj]I have several signatures that I use at work that I have made in Flash. Make the content you want to send using Flash,Upload the HTML and swf file to your server. Now view the HTML page using your web browser. In IE, go to tools, mail & news, send page... That will put the HTML page into your email, Now you can send it! ....QUOTE]


my email say... that my browser not suport frames.
and you post this on year 2000, seven years ago, why not work ?
how can i fix this please?