Wrong Flash file appearing
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Last Post: June 25, 2009 (RSS)
Hi, there.
I have a weird anomaly that is occurring in Internet Explorer, but I'm not sure if it's a CMSB issue or not.
I've used CMSB to upload a Flash banner ad - http://www.yallaf1.com/_ad_home.php - and it displays perfectly in Firefox and Safari. However, in IE a completely different Flash swf file shows up. The "incorrect" swf file was uploaded using FTP, not CMSB, and is stored in a different directory on the server.
Does anyone know why this is happening?
Cheers,
I have a weird anomaly that is occurring in Internet Explorer, but I'm not sure if it's a CMSB issue or not.
I've used CMSB to upload a Flash banner ad - http://www.yallaf1.com/_ad_home.php - and it displays perfectly in Firefox and Safari. However, in IE a completely different Flash swf file shows up. The "incorrect" swf file was uploaded using FTP, not CMSB, and is stored in a different directory on the server.
Does anyone know why this is happening?
Cheers,
Nigel Gordijk
Common Sense Design: User-focused Web design
Tel: 001 519 342 5348 | Web: www.commonsensedesign.net
Common Sense Design: User-focused Web design
Tel: 001 519 342 5348 | Web: www.commonsensedesign.net
Re: [NigelGordijk] Wrong Flash file appearing
By ross - June 24, 2009
Hi Nigel.
Thanks for posting!
My first thought here is browser cache. Can you make sure you clear your cache in IE and then try again?
CMS Builder will display the same code for each page regardless of what browser you are using. Technically, CMS Builder doesn't actually know what browser you are using. All of its work is done before the browsers are involved.
Of course, after you clear your cache, perhaps check the source code to see if it's actually different in each browser.
Keep me up to date :).
Thanks for posting!
My first thought here is browser cache. Can you make sure you clear your cache in IE and then try again?
CMS Builder will display the same code for each page regardless of what browser you are using. Technically, CMS Builder doesn't actually know what browser you are using. All of its work is done before the browsers are involved.
Of course, after you clear your cache, perhaps check the source code to see if it's actually different in each browser.
Keep me up to date :).
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Re: [ross] Wrong Flash file appearing
Hi, Ross.
Clearing the cache hasn't made a difference, I'm afraid.
It's actually started happening on every page where a swf banner ad has been uploaded, even when there are supposed to be different ads appearing.
When I view the source code for this (go to http://www.yallaf1.com/_ad_home.php in IE, right-click, then choose "View source") it's showing the correct Flash file name:
<embed src="/cmsAdmin/uploads/WILLIAMSADVERT8-ng.swf" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="468" height="60">.
However, what is actually being displayed is:
<embed src="gn_swf/GN24062/GN24062.swf" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="800" height="560">
This is clearly an IE anomaly. It doesn't happen in Firefox or Safari.
Clearing the cache hasn't made a difference, I'm afraid.
It's actually started happening on every page where a swf banner ad has been uploaded, even when there are supposed to be different ads appearing.
When I view the source code for this (go to http://www.yallaf1.com/_ad_home.php in IE, right-click, then choose "View source") it's showing the correct Flash file name:
<embed src="/cmsAdmin/uploads/WILLIAMSADVERT8-ng.swf" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="468" height="60">.
However, what is actually being displayed is:
<embed src="gn_swf/GN24062/GN24062.swf" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="800" height="560">
This is clearly an IE anomaly. It doesn't happen in Firefox or Safari.
Nigel Gordijk
Common Sense Design: User-focused Web design
Tel: 001 519 342 5348 | Web: www.commonsensedesign.net
Common Sense Design: User-focused Web design
Tel: 001 519 342 5348 | Web: www.commonsensedesign.net
Re: [NigelGordijk] Wrong Flash file appearing
By ross - June 25, 2009
Hi Nigel
That's really odd. I am not sure if I've ever seen something like that. The code when you view source looks correct but it's still loading the wrong file.
What happens when you go right to the flash file in your browser like this:
http://www.yallaf1.com/gn_swf/GN24062/GN24062.swf
Let me know :).
That's really odd. I am not sure if I've ever seen something like that. The code when you view source looks correct but it's still loading the wrong file.
What happens when you go right to the flash file in your browser like this:
http://www.yallaf1.com/gn_swf/GN24062/GN24062.swf
Let me know :).
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Ross Fairbairn - Consulting
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Cheers,
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