.swf file does not load.

[kslnor]

I am so frusterated with trying to get a .swf file to load. I have no idea what is wrong-the video clip just will not load. I am certain I have the file in the correct directory and that the code "points" to the correct directory. Still...no go. I seem to recall being told that the video clip was created with Flash 8. Could this be the problem? When I insert the CD that contains the video clip into my computer it plays fine. When I embed the code into the shtml document, upload it and the video clip to the server, it does not play. Any suggestions? Below is the code, Thank you:

<img src="images/talkingtours/spacer.gif" width="31" height="10"></td>
<td width="452" height="338">
<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="450" height="338">
<param name=movie value="flash/treemont.swf">
<param name=quality value=high><param name="LOOP" value="false">
<embed src="flash/treemont.swf" quality=high pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="450" height="338" loop="false">
</embed>
</object>

[BlobFisk]

That is odd. Is your server set up to to handle this media type? It's very unusual that this is the problem, but it can happen...

[kslnor]

Thank you for your reply.
Yep, server has been handeling this media type. I have at least 6 other .swf files uploaded, with nearly identical code, and they work fine. To give a little insight: we "fired" the developers of the site; these developers created the .swf files for some "virtual tours". As part of the severing of the relationship, they agreed to give us the .swf files (and the corresponding .fla files) that they owed us. This particular file is one of the ones they gave us after they were fired. Could the problem be with the actual file? How can I determine this? As I mentioned, it opens fine on my hard drive, just not when it is part of the website. I'm stumped.

[kslnor]

I figured out my problem: I was uploading the .swf file as ASCII when I should've been uploading as Binary. I assumed my upload software knew the proper format, but I assumed wrong. I had to select Binary before uploading. Now the video seems to work fine.