rocknbil - 7:34 pm on Sep 30, 2009 (gmt 0)

You **really** need to have a look at SWFObject [code.google.com]. It's extremely easy to implement and is best Flash inclusion method on many levels.

The premise is it loads the alternate content first - as in, a static image of the Flash - does all the version and Javascript testing for you, and if all is well, writes the Flash object to the div containing the flash placeholder.

Presents valid code, no params, no invalid <embed> nested inside <object>, just a little bit of Javascript include and an image div/paragraph. Check it out.