How to add flash banner as logo?

Corporal Joined: Feb 15, 2003 Posts: 50 Location: USA

i made a flash banner at flashbannernow.com and it gave me a java script code for the flash banner.

i dont know where to put this code to make this my site logo.

i tried to add the javascript in the theme.php in my theme folder, and it didnt work.

tried to add that code in myheader.php and it didnt work.

Corporal Joined: Feb 15, 2003 Posts: 50 Location: USA

i managed to download the flash banner swf file

now i want to know how to get this thing to run in my website
i haven't use flash before, so this thing is kind of new to me

thx

Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2003 6:56 am

All you need is the swf flash file and you will have to manually edit your theme.php file and replace the <img src= tag for the logo.gif line that is in there now to somehting like this.

Code:

Now, the above code I gave you WILL NOT work as-is. It will have to be modified some for the flash image to work in the theme.php file.

Please post a link to your theme.php file, OR past the code here so I can try to do it for you.

mikem

Corporal Joined: Feb 15, 2003 Posts: 50 Location: USA

here's my themeheader() function code:

function themeheader() {
echo "<body bgcolor=\"ffffff\" text=\"000000\" link=\"0000ff\" vlink=\"0000ff\">"
."<br>";
if ($banners) {
include("banners.php");
}
echo "<br>"
."<table border=\"0 cellpadding=\"4\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" align=\"center\"><tr><td bgcolor=\"ffffff\">"
."<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"3\" width=\"100%\" bgcolor=\"ffffff\"><tr><td>"
."<a href=\"index.php\"><img src=\"themes/ExtraLite/images/logo2.jpg\" alt=\"Welcome to $sitename\" title=\"Welcome to $sitename\" border=\"0\"></a>"
."</td><td align=\"right\">"
."<form action=\"modules.php?name=Search method=\"post\">"
."<font class=\"content\">Search"
."<input type=\"text\" name=\"query\">"
."</font></form>"
."</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" bgcolor=\"ffffff\">";
$public_msg = public_message();
echo "$public_msg<br>";
echo "<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" width=\"100%\"><tr><td valign=\"top\" width=\"150\" bgcolor=\"ffffff\">";
blocks(left);
echo "<img src=\"images/pix.gif\" border=\"0\" width=\"150\" height=\"1\"></td><td>&&</td><td width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\">";
}

thx

Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2003 5:20 pm

You can TRY this. I do not know if it will work. I was unable to test it on my testsite.
Backup your original theme.php file first.

Code:

function themeheader() {
echo "<body bgcolor=\"ffffff\" text=\"000000\" link=\"0000ff\" vlink=\"0000ff\">"
."<br>";
if ($banners) {
include("banners.php");
}
echo "<br>"
."<table border=\"0 cellpadding=\"4\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" align=\"center\"><tr><td bgcolor=\"ffffff\">"
."<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"3\" width=\"100%\" bgcolor=\"ffffff\"><tr><td>"
."<a href=\"index.php\"><object classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=5,0,0,0\" width=\"150\" height=\"25\">"
."<param name=movie value=\"images/logo2.swf\">"
."<param name=quality value=high>"
."<embed src=\"images/logo2.swf\" quality=high pluginspage=\"http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"150\" height=\"25\">"
."</embed>"
."</object>"
."</td><td align=\"right\">"
."<form action=\"modules.php?name=Search method=\"post\">"
."<font class=\"content\">Search"
."<input type=\"text\" name=\"query\">"
."</font></form>"
."</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" bgcolor=\"ffffff\">";
$public_msg = public_message();
echo "$public_msg<br>";
echo "<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" width=\"100%\"><tr><td valign=\"top\" width=\"150\" bgcolor=\"ffffff\">";
blocks(left);
echo "<img src=\"images/pix.gif\" border=\"0\" width=\"150\" height=\"1\"></td><td>&&</td><td width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\">";
}

replace logo2.swf with your .swf filename. Also change the 2 widths and 2 heights to your flash logo width and height.

mikem

Corporal Joined: Feb 15, 2003 Posts: 50 Location: USA

my theme uses a header.html file
so i added the following code in it, there's a place for the banner showing white, instead of the flash banner.
i'm not sure what's wrong.
here's the code:

Code:

<a href="index.php"><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"
codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=5,0,0,0"
width="468" height="60">
<param name=movie value="/theme/Starlight/images/PurpleBanner.swf">
<param name=quality value=high>
<embed src="/theme/Starlight/images/PurpleBanner.swf" quality=high
pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"
type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="468" height="60">
</embed></object></a></td>

Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2003 7:24 pm

but the above code you posted for your function themeheader indicates you're using ExtraLite theme?

if your theme does in fact use a header.html file, then yes the code you are posting should work, but remove the <a href tags(that should be embedded in the swf file).
And it should go inbetween your <td tags for the left <td tags in that <table. hehe...

like this

Code:

<table><td width="60%"><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=5,0,0,0" width="600" height="480">
<param name=movie value="/theme/Starlight/images/PurpleBanner.swf">
<param name=quality value=high>
<embed src="/theme/Starlight/images/PurpleBanner.swf" quality=high pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="600" height="480">
</embed>
</object></td><td width="40%"></td></table>

mikem

like the way I left my name in the code...that took skill... Confused

Corporal Joined: Feb 15, 2003 Posts: 50 Location: USA

i switched to a theme with black background, cuz my flash banner is in black.
i will try to remove that <a href part

Corporal Joined: Feb 15, 2003 Posts: 50 Location: USA

still not working, let me post the whole header.html here so u can have the whole picture.

Code:

<body bgcolor="#000000" text="#CCCCFF" link="#9999FF" vlink="#9999CC" alink="#9966CC">
<br>
<p>
<br>
$banner
<br>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="99%" border="0" align="center" bgcolor="#000000">
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#000000">
&


<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"
codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=5,0,0,0"
width="468" height="60">
<param name=movie value="PurpleBanner.swf">
<param name=quality value=high>
<embed src="PurpleBanner.swf" quality=high
pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"
type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="468" height="60">
</embed></object></td>



<td bgcolor="#000000"><IMG src="themes/Starlight/images/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1" alt="" border="0" hspace="0"></td>
<td bgcolor="#000000" align="center">
<center><form action="modules.php?name=Search" method="post"><font class="content" color="#000000"><b>Search </b>
<input type="text" name="query" size="14"></font></form></center></td>
<td bgcolor="#000000" align="center">
<center><form action="modules.php?name=News&new_topic" method="post"><font class="content"><b>Topics </b>
$topics_list
</select></font></form></center></td>
</tr></table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="99%" border="0" align="center" bgcolor="#fefefe">
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#000000" colspan="4"><IMG src="themes/Starlight/images/pixel.gif" width="1" height=1 alt="" border="0" hspace="0"></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="middle" bgcolor="#dedebb">
<td width="15%" nowrap bgcolor="#000000"><font class="content" color="#363636">
<b>$theuser</b></font></td>
<td align="center" height="20" width="70%" bgcolor="#000000"><font class="content"><B>
<a href="index.php">Home</a>
&&&
<A href="topics.html">Topics</a>
&&& <a href="modules.php?name=Downloads">Downloads</a>
&&&
<A href="modules.php?name=Your_Account">Your Account</a>
&&&
<A href="submit.html">Submit News</a>
&&&
<A href="top.html">Top 10</a>
</B></font>
</td>
<td align="right" width="15%" bgcolor="#000000"><font class="content"><b>
<script type="text/javascript">

</script></b></font></td>
<td bgcolor="#000000">&</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#000000" colspan="4"><IMG src="themes/Starlight/images/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1" alt="" border="0" hspace="0"></td>
</tr>
</table>

<table width="99%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" bgcolor="#ffffff" align="center"><tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#000000">$public_msg<img src="themes/Starlight/images/pixel.gif" width="1" height="20" border="0" alt=""></td></tr></table>
<table width="99%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" bgcolor="#000000" align="center"><tr valign="top">
<td bgcolor="#000000"><img src="themes/Starlight/images/pixel.gif" width="10" height="1" border="0" alt=""></td>
<td bgcolor="#000000" width="150" valign="top">

Corporal Joined: Feb 15, 2003 Posts: 50 Location: USA

after i switched to the javascript code that's supplied with the free banner, i got the flash banner to show in my website finally.
but IE 6.0 seems to need a few refresh for me to load my pages.
anyone know what's the problem?