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I have an interesting issue where i have to embed a Flash Object in my template.

Now i have always been able to get this to work but this time the embed source file requires a question mark at the end of the filename.swf file.
For example the following code located in my embed tag of
src="main_F7.swf?button=0" gets lost with the question mark and button=0 is added. This only happens when i embed the complete Flash ActiveX object inside my DNN ascx file. I'm also correctly scripting the embedded ActiveX object as shown from tutorials listed here in DNN Creative.

Its just that DNN ascx does not like my using the QUESTION MARK along with button=0. In other words using src="filename.swf?button=0".
Basically i'm just trying to pass a variable to the activeX object stating that the variable "button" needs to be set to 0.

In a plain html file, this works fine... but not inside DNN or DNN ascx file.

I've also tried to encode the url reference using src="main_F7.swf%3Fbutton=0" which does not work either.

I only run into a problem when trying to use the Question Mark inside DNN to reference the file.

Is the Question Mark a reserved Character in DNN?
How do i get this to work?
Any Suggestions?

Well here is the sample i'm working on for a friends website. He wants me to embed this in either his template or in the text/html editor. And neither is successful... What baffles me is i've done this over a hundred times and now all of a sudden there appears to be an issue with embedding this file.

Here is the full code. Which works if you place in inside a basic html file but once inside DNN... all bets are off. Unfortunatally i'm not able to post the full embed tags in this post but i can show you my params and movie and embed src file... perhaps you can fill in the rest and share with me what i'm doing wrong when placing this inside DNN. Again the issue is with the Question Mark which i must have in order for this dynamic flash movie to initiate correctly.

We are using DNN 4.8.2
Again you'll know if the Question Mark and button=0 is being interpreted if you see the dynamic text show up at the begining of the animation.
To see the differance try just pasting the url of

Thanks for any help anyone can give me on this.
Like i said in the begining, i've never had a problem embedding Flash inside DNN but trying to embed a flash object that needs a dynamic variable passed to it is causing me to loose a lot of sleep over this one.

< object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000"
 codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0"
 width="600" height="450" id="jumble" align="middle">
      < param name=movie value="http://mysite.com/DesktopModules/GameJumbleClassic/jumble_online_1.swf?dt=080626&xurl=http://mysite.com/DesktopModules/GameJumbleClassic/jumble_control.xml">
      < param name=quality value=high >
      < param name=bgcolor value=#ffffff >
      < param name=wmode value=opaque >
      <embed src="http://mysite.com/DesktopModules/GameJumbleClassic/jumble_online_1.swf?dt=080626&xurl=http://mysite.com/DesktopModules/GameJumbleClassic/jumble_control.xml" 
 quality=high bgcolor=#ffffff  width="600" height="450" align="middle" wmode="opaque"
 type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer">
      < /embed >

< /object > 

Well i modified my code to match what you're doing and then i proceeded to place the code inside the TEXT/HTML DNN Editor and or a skin .ascx file just to see what would happen.

The flash object showed up but it is still not pulling in the Question Mark variable of button=0

here is what i did below..

< object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000"
codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0"
width="770" height="780" id="jumble" align="middle">    
<  param name=movie value="http://www.camalexinc.com/DesktopModules/Flash/main_F7.swf?button=0"  >
<  param name=quality value=high >     
<  param name=bgcolor value=#ffffff >     
<  param name=wmode value=opaque >     
<  embed src="http://www.camalexinc.com/DesktopModules/Flash/main_F7.swf?button=0"  quality=high bgcolor=#ffffff  width="770" height="780" align="middle" wmode="opaque" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"  >
<  / embed  >
<  / object  >

As a test Is anyone able to get this code to work inside there DNN web site?

(I also put some spaces in the tags so they won't be interpreted as tags in the message ...when you test it, remove the spaces )

I just want to know if someone can see this fully work with the dynamic content being pulled in correctly.
Also i want to thank everyone who have posted their suggestions on this post. I invite everyone who can to offer a suggestion.
I'm finging it hard to believe i'm having this much trouble of getting a Question Markec url variable passed to a flash object.

unfortunately,
I’m still not able to get this to work....
The dynamic flash object shows up but DNN is not allowing the Question Mark and variable to pass.

I even tried converting the code to a JS script format and still No joy.(meaning it didn't work) The dynamic text and images are not loading.

Anyone offer additional suggestions?

This is beginning to seem like a hopeless.
As a last resort, because I know this will work in an HTML file, I may also try placing the embed tag inside a traditional html file, and then call it into DNN via IFRAME? But this too may create other unforeseen complications.

Help?

Thanks jncraig for all your replies, suggestions and tips as i am trying just about anything right now.
I really appreciate your feedback.
Question: If you remove the spaces in the code sample i provided, are you able see a
Full Dynamic Flash file such as this one?

Also after taking your suggestion into consideration, and after viewing the source
its very interesting that ?button=0 is correctly displayed as
http://www.camalexinc.com/DesktopModules/Flash/main_F7.swf?button=0
However DNN still prevents the passing of the button=0 variable when called
from the TEXT/HTML editor or from inside a DNN ASCX skin.

I tried a real dirty work-a-round though....
Now here is whats really ODD... if I embed the Dynamic Flash inside a traditional HTML file,
place it somewhere on the server and then proceed to call that file inside a DNN IFRAME Module,
The Dynamic Flash WORKS! TAKE A LOOK http://www.camalexinc.com/services.aspx

BUT WHY?...

While This IFRAME approach is an UNDESIRABLE work-a-round
(only becaus i forsee linking issues arise that commonly arise with IFRAMES),
It proves my theory that DNN Just refuses to acknowledge some
Dynamic Flash movies with variables passed to them with
questionmarks such as "main_F7?button=0" inside the URL.

I'm just curious if there is something i'm missing here...
because DNN should allow passing of variable via URL whether placed
inside an ASCX file or TEXT/HTML file.

I think this is a bug inside DNN and i'm afraid no one else has really run
into this problem i'm trying to explain.
I'm almost willing to say that the majority of Dynamic Flash files built in this fasion will not
work inside DNN unless you really trick up the url with additional
additives to really trick DNN into passing certain variables.

If there is anything else i may be missing here please continue
to offer suggestions or other approaches.

Thanks