How to convert swf links in html to some workable video

Have page of swf links and need to get them to work

[ozstar]

Hi,

I have inherited an older HTML 4 site that has pages of links to swf files and I need to know what can I replace the swf's with so the links resolve to play the media?

Thanks

oz

[robzilla]

Have a look at Ruffle, a Flash emulator for the Web: [ruffle.rs...]

[ozstar]

Thanks looking at Ruffle now and on Discord for info. Just need to know how to make the links work. Adobe had a small icon to download it, would Ruffle be the same?

[robzilla]

With Ruffle, you would need to create a separate page for each SWF where you load Ruffle and tell it to emulate that SWF file on the page. SWF files can no longer be played independently in the browser.

[lucy24]

so the links resolve to play

Are you looking at changing the targets so all the existing links will work as-is? Why, for heaven’s sake? If you’ve inherited an elderly site, you’re going to be editing it anyway. At that point, changing .swf globally in the HTML to .some-other-xtn is going to be the least of your troubles; it’s a few keystrokes in a text editor.

[ozstar]

lucy24, I'm not too sure I understand what you mean.

As robzilla suggested, I create a page for each swf then add the Ruffle code to that page. Each link on the original page which has the list of swfs, will link to its own html.

Do you agree with that scenario, or do you have another suggestion?

Thanks for the input too.

[lucy24]

Perhaps I misunderstood what you meant by “links resolve”. If the links point to pages, the links will still work; only the displayed content of the pages will be at issue. If the links point directly to swf files, everything needs to be changed. But that isn’t really an html question.

[ozstar]

OKay cool Thanks. I'm trying Ruffle too as I get time. That may be my answer.