Flash in posts

[brianoneill]

Is there an easy way to upload flash movies into posts so that they are viewable in the message area?

We use our forum as a company intranet so I am not worried about the usual security issues with flash on open forums.

All I need is a way to upload the movies into a post so that the flash movies actually play in the post.

I searched the posts, I know you can do it by referencing a remote swf file but I want to be able to attached the file to the post.

Its for our designer who is not very technical so I need something easy to use.

Thanks in advance.

[Reeve of shinra]

You can specify types of files that are allowed to be uploaded in the admin panel, as to making it play the movie, maybe you can take a que from how it handles jpgs ....

*waits for someone who knows what there really doing to come along*

[scsa20]

$hit (sorry for my language), this is easy to do, just go to your admin cp and go to:
Custom vB Codes>Add

and put in the following:

vB Code tag: flash
vB Code replacement: < embed src={param } type=application/x-shockwave-flash>< /embed>
vB Code example: [flash ]Your URL to your flash movie just for an ex.[ /flash]
vB Code explanation: Your own explanation
Use {option } ?: No

remember, to remove spaces from [ and flash] and [ and /flash] and anything that's < and > and also anything between { and }

good luck ;)

[brianoneill]

Yeah I know that method, but the thing is I want to be able to upload the flash movie into the forum not reference it from a remote site.

Brian

[Julio]

Is there a way I can set width and height for the flash files? All of the flash files are shown in a small box. I need some to be show as 449 x 82, etc.

[FD929]

Is there a way I can set width and height for the flash files? All of the flash files are shown in a small box. I need some to be show as 449 x 82, etc.
The replacement code should have been:
<embed src={param} width=600 height=750 type=application/x-shockwave-flash></embed>

with the width and height adjusted to your liking.

[Ayumu Yumi]

You should use caution when allowing users to upload flash objects into their posts as flash is just as dangerous as HTML (cookie stealing, virus linking, etc.)

<embed src="{param}" width="600" height="750" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed>
I like to quote parameters :)

[Snitz]

is there a way to let users choose their own dimensions ?