Flash .swf Files

[Guest]

Is there a way to allow oscommerce to recognize .swf files in place of a standard image?

 

Thanks,

 

B1TZM@ST3R

[241]

yes instead of the extension .gif or .jpg use .swf

[Guest]

I tried uploading an .swf file through the admin panel as an image and it did not work.

 

Do I need to modify any code to make it work?

[241]

If you use an ftp program you should not have a problem

[♥ecartz]

I am fairly certain that browsers can not use swf files in <image> tags. The code that Macromedia suggests involves using <object> and <embedded> tags. The effect is to tell the browser what plugin to use and to download the plugin if not currently installed.

 

The code to do this has been posted in the forums (i.e. I've seen it), but I don't know where. The simplest way to use it is to replace the whole echo tep_image with the flash code.

 

Hth,

Matt

[Guest]

Thank you Matt,

 

I think I can make that modification work!

 

I work in Flash 90% of the time and I wanted my product images to have 3D rotation. I will modify all the image tags and simply use still .swf's when I don't want animation.

 

Thank you!

[blueline]

You can always just add a new parameter to the tep_image function at the end....say something like this:

////
// The HTML image wrapper function
 function tep_image($src, $alt = '', $width = '', $height = '', $parameters = '', $swf = 'no') {
   if ( (empty($src) || ($src == DIR_WS_IMAGES)) && (IMAGE_REQUIRED == 'false') ) {
     return false;
   }
$extension = substr($src, -4);
if ($extension == '.swf') $swf = 'yes';

// alt is added to the img tag even if it is null to prevent browsers from outputting
// the image filename as default
if ($swf == 'no') {
$image = '<img src="' . tep_output_string($src) . '" border="0" alt="' . tep_output_string($alt) . '"';
} else {
$image = '<embed src="' . tep_output_string($src);
}

   if ((tep_not_null($alt)) && ($swf == 'no')) {
     $image .= ' title=" ' . tep_output_string($alt) . ' "';
   }

   if (((CONFIG_CALCULATE_IMAGE_SIZE == 'true') && (empty($width) || empty($height))) && ($swf=='no')) {
     if ($image_size = @getimagesize($src)) {
       if (empty($width) && tep_not_null($height)) {
         $ratio = $height / $image_size[1];
         $width = $image_size[0] * $ratio;
       } elseif (tep_not_null($width) && empty($height)) {
         $ratio = $width / $image_size[0];
         $height = $image_size[1] * $ratio;
       } elseif (empty($width) && empty($height)) {
         $width = $image_size[0];
         $height = $image_size[1];
       }
     } elseif (IMAGE_REQUIRED == 'false') {
       return false;
     }
   }

   if (tep_not_null($width) && tep_not_null($height)) {
     $image .= ' width="' . tep_output_string($width) . '" height="' . tep_output_string($height) . '"';
   }

   if ((tep_not_null($parameters)) && ($swf =='no')) $image .= ' ' . $parameters;

   $image .= '>';

   return $image;
 }

 

That's it. Upload the image or swf file as usual, and if it's a flash file it will be embedded properly. If it's a picture, it will be called properly.

 

 

HTH,

-Chris

[blueline]

Sorry...small type and for some reason I can't edit it to fix it.

 

Follow the link here for the correct code:

Tips & Tricks Article

 

-Chris

[Guest]

You Rock!! :D

 

Any Idea how to perfrom product comparisons??

[blueline]

As in selecting a group of like products and comparing their features?

 

If this is what you mean then the best way to do it is to manipulate the database and add seperate tables for each type of feature. This way you can directly compare and contrast actual features, where as you can't do this if they are mentioned in a big block of text.

 

If you know what you're doing.....it's pretty simple.

 

-Chris

[Guest]

That is EXACTLY what I mean...

 

And no...I don't know what I'm doing! :blink:

 

I can tell you we have broken all the information down into seperate feilds, but not tables.

 

To keep it simple, I was thinking something along the lines of a split framed page with multiple seperate dynamic drop down menus. When a selection is made, the frame fills in with the selected product...?

 

Take a look at www.shopping.com to see how we want it to function.

 

 

Any advice you can offer is GREATLY appreciated.

[blueline]

Hey. Maybe it's just me....but I can't seem to get the compare tool to actually work on the shopping.com site.

 

-Chris

[Guest]

use this link to see all the available pda's

 

http://www1.shopping.com/xPP-PDAs

 

pick the first two...then hit the compare products button to see them both at the same time.

 

I'm guessing they are using oracle?