IE active content flash validation problem

[edd_jedi]

hi, i did register and post this question a few days ago but it seems when the site went down my account and posts were lost. so, here's my question.

since IE have introduced the active content block, i have been using the javascript code in dreamweaver 8.02 to get around it.

it works fine, however my pages will not validate with the code. here is an example of one of my pages being validated:

http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=ht...om%2Findex.htm

as you can see, all errors are to do with the flash code. here's the code i use:

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<script type="text/javascript">AC_FL_RunContent( 'codebase','http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=7,0,19,0','width','806','height','20','src','nav','quality','high','pluginspage','http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer','movie','nav' ); //end AC code</script><noscript><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=7,0,19,0" width="806" height="20"><param name="movie" value="nav.swf" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><embed src="nav.swf" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="806" height="20"></embed></object></noscript><script type="text/javascript"></script><!-- end of fix--></div><div id ="banner"><!-- IE flash active content fix --><script type="text/javascript">AC_FL_RunContent( 'codebase','http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=7,0,19,0','width','806','height','150','src','better','quality','high','pluginspage','http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer','movie','better' ); //end AC code</script><noscript><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=7,0,19,0" width="806" height="150"><param name="movie" value="better.swf" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><embed src="better.swf" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="806" height="150"></embed></object></noscript><script type="text/javascript"></script>

anyobdy know what the problem is? thanks.

[sypher]

Its because of the <embed> tag. You can lose this tag for example:

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<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="myflash.swf" width="550" height="400">
<param name="movie" value="myflash.swf" />
</object>

[edd_jedi]

ok thanks.

so if i lose the embed tags, will it still work without having to "activate" it in IE?

[sypher]

Ye if you follow my code above it works exactly the same and its xml strict valid.

[edd_jedi]

sorry i dont quite understand, does that mean i only have to use the small bit of code above as you have, and i can lose all the javascript etc? or do i just remove the part with the embed tags, and keep the rest.

[sypher]

You have to use the code above and ur javascript if you want to get round the ie active x bug.