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Why do I have to use the <OBJECT> and <EMBED> tags?

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Your Text: Insert Slimies » Insert UBB Code » Close Last Tag \| All Tags UBB Help	<EMBED> was the older way of doing things but <OBJECT> is now the W3C approved way of doing things - see: [url=http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/struct/objects.html]http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/struct/objects.html[/url] As of IE5.5/Win Microsoft also made the browser fully reliant on its ActiveX technology which relies on being called from the <OBJECT> tag. Windows users may need to download the latest version of DirectX (version 8.1 comes as standard with WinXP though): [url=http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/]http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/[/url] The reason that the <OBJECT> tag is wrapped around the <EMBED> tag is so that we get full cross-browser and cross-platform support - if the browser supports <OBJECT> it will run the movie and ignore the <EMBED> and the other browsers will skip straight to <EMBED> information. You should check the relevant information for the respective application for the exact code (as this is critically important). -------------------------------- Relevant FAQs: [internallink=5100]How do I embed a QuickTime Movie in a webpage?[/internallink] [internallink=5168]How do I embed a Windows Media Movie in a webpage?[/internallink] [internallink=5169]How do I embed a Realplayer movie in a webpage?[/internallink] [internallink=5170]How do I embed a Flash movie in a webpage?[/internallink] [internallink=5167]Is the <APPLET> tag being phased out?[/internallink] ---------------------------- Relevant note: As of writing this FAQ is number 2 at Google in the search for the terms [url=http://www.google.com/search?q=embed+realplayer+movie]embed, realplayer, movie[/url]. ________________________ [internallink=4626]Emperor[/internallink] [small][i](Added by: [url=http://www.ozoneasylum.com/cgi-bin/ubbmisc.cgi?action=getbio&UserName=Emperor]Emperor [/url] on Fri 14-Jun-2002)[/i][/small] [small][i](Edited by: [url=http://www.ozoneasylum.com/cgi-bin/ubbmisc.cgi?action=getbio&UserName=Emperor]Emperor [/url] on Mon 02-Sep-2002)[/i][/small] Loading...
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