HTML Wrapper needed--but why?

[jimventola]

I have published (from Necromanthus' FLV player) into a folder: the HTML which calls the SWF which plays the FLV files. Works fine. But you must run the HTML file. If you run the SWF directly, the player shows up but not the videos, and the buttons do nothing.

So what is so special about running from the HTML? As far as I can tell from the source, it is the standard code for embedding an SWF and I can't see why it would be required to make the SWF actually play the FLV files.

BTW, could this somehow be related to the fact that the videos are not showing up when uploaded to a server (even though in that case I AM running the HTML file) but do play locally when and only when the HTML is run?

[tmoore935]

look at the html while on the web and then look at the swf file. The html sets up how thw swf will be viewed. It also has the meta tags. You can just have the swf, but it will look distorted since the swf wants to fill the screen. Having the html display the swf is the way to go.

[Bob Hartzell]

Did you put the flv files on the server along with the swf?

[jimventola]

Thanks, I did put the flv files up--it turned out to be the server. They work perfectly on a different server.

I am still not sure why I can't just play the .swf locally. Ahhh....unless it is because my local player is Flash Player 6. I have the newest Flash in my browser. And I think you need at least 7 to stream FLV. (Alll these versions--I am going to go with 8 and tell everyone to just update.)

Is there a standalone Flash 8 player yet?

[blanius]

unless it is because my local player is Flash Player 6

Bingo