swfObject module for drupal

updated: Please see the drupal project: http://drupal.org/project/swfobject_api for updates
updated: swfmodule to more recent version
I created a way to use the swfobject library in drupal. This allows a developer to make a call like:
print swfobject_create($url, $params);
To display a swf file. Url is the web accessible address to the file. Params are the flash parameters- not needed, but if they aren't set, height and width are set to 100%

Updated September 1, 2006

Changed the syntax of the call (now is swfobject_create)

It force loads the JS file by default, but checks to see if it's been loaded already

It uses hook_nodeapi to load the js in case a cached function called it originally (checks $node->body for the swfobject)

Has an install file which checks for the presence of the swfobject.js file

This tarball has the swfobject.js file included, however, since it is under the MIT license, it should really be downloaded separately to comply with the GPL

Download here: swfobject.tgz

By arthur on 2006.08.30

I get this error when trying

Submitted by chad (not verified) on Wed, 10/04/2006 - 19:24.

I get this error when trying to install:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected '{' in /var/www/html/drupal/modules/swfobject/swfobject.install on line 7

any ideas?

Woops. Try the new download.

Submitted by arthur (not verified) on Thu, 10/05/2006 - 06:44.

Woops. Try the new download. Should be all fixed up

I have also created a drupal

Submitted by roger (not verified) on Tue, 10/17/2006 - 08:42.

I have also created a drupal module for using swfobject. Mine will create any number of blocks that each contain a flash movie embedded using swfobject. Each block configuration has options for movie width, height, bgcolor, transparency, flashvars and many more. Check it out. http://drupal.org/project/swfobject

Thanks for the heads up. I

Submitted by arthur (not verified) on Tue, 10/17/2006 - 09:59.

Thanks for the heads up. I just posted a note on your module about having an API for other modules to leverage. See it here: http://drupal.org/node/89753

hi - thanks for this, this

Submitted by angurio (not verified) on Sat, 01/06/2007 - 15:32.

hi - thanks for this, this addresses the limitations in the existing swfobject module for drupal, as it only seems to work with blocks.

one issue - it would well be named something else - as someone installing both modules, would have obvious problems (not that both should be needed).

cheers! just about to install. ill see if i can use both, with a rename.

Yes, it's actually been

Submitted by arthur (not verified) on Wed, 01/10/2007 - 14:31.

Yes, it's actually been renamed in drupal cvs- see the swfobject_api module

thanks!

Hi arthur, What about

Submitted by angurio (not verified) on Mon, 01/15/2007 - 19:22.

Hi arthur,

What about adding Flashvars, like:

so.addVariable(”audio1″, “music1.mp3″);
so.addVariable(”audio2″, “music2.mp3″);
so.addVariable(”audio3″, “music3.mp3″);

can you amend the code to include this in the procedure call, ie.:

print swfobject_create($url, $params, $vars);

i have amended to handle

Submitted by angurio (not verified) on Mon, 01/15/2007 - 21:12.

i have amended to handle flashvars:

http://www.angurio.com/code/swfobject_amended.tgz

syntax is:

print swfobject_create($url, $params, $vars);

adds:

so.addVariable(”audio1″, “music1.mp3″);

very useful for flv playback - i.e.

$vars = array('$path' => 'http://www.url.com/flv.flv');

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