<object width="100" height="100">
<param name="movie" value="file.swf">
<embed src="file.swf" width="100" height="100">
</embed>
</object>
What is the 'best' way? Words like 'most efficient,' 'fastest rendering,' etc. are more specific. Anyway, I am offering an alternative answer that helps me most of the time (whether or not is 'best' is irrelevant).
Alternate answer: Use an iframe.
That is, host the SWF file on the server. If you put the SWF file in the root or public_html folder then the SWF file will be located at www.YourDomain.com/YourFlashFile.swf.
Then, on your index.html or wherever, link the above location to your iframe and it will be displayed around your content wherever you put your iframe. If you can put an iframe there, you can put an SWF file there. Make the iframe dimensions the same as your SWF file. In the example below, the SWF file is 500 by 500.
Pseudo code:
<iframe src="//www.YourDomain.com/YourFlashFile.swf" width="500" height="500"></iframe>
The line of HTML code above will embed your SWF file. No other mess needed.
Pros: W3C compliant, page design friendly, no speed issue, minimalist approach.
Cons: White space around your SWF file when launched in a browser.
That is an alternate answer. Whether it is the 'best' answer depends on your project.
I know this is an old question. But this answer will be good for the present.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>histo2</title>
<style type="text/css" media="screen">
html, body { height:100%; background-color: #ffff99;}
body { margin:0; padding:0; overflow:hidden; }
#flashContent { width:100%; height:100%; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div id="flashContent">
<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="histo2.swf" width="822" height="550" id="histo2" style="float: none; vertical-align:middle">
<param name="movie" value="histo2.swf" />
<param name="quality" value="high" />
<param name="bgcolor" value="#ffff99" />
<param name="play" value="true" />
<param name="loop" value="true" />
<param name="wmode" value="window" />
<param name="scale" value="showall" />
<param name="menu" value="true" />
<param name="devicefont" value="false" />
<param name="salign" value="" />
<param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" />
<a href="http://www.adobe.com/go/getflash">
<img src="http://www.adobe.com/images/shared/download_buttons/get_flash_player.gif" alt="Get Adobe Flash player" />
</a>
</object>
</div>
</body>
</html>
This is suitable for application from root environment.
<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="/dir/application.swf"
id="applicationID" style="margin:0 10px;width:auto;height:auto;">
<param name="movie" value="/dir/application.swf" />
<param name="wmode" value="transparent" /> <!-- Or opaque, etc. -->
<!-- ? Required paramter or not, depends on application -->
<param name="FlashVars" value="" />
<param name="quality" value="high" />
<param name="menu" value="false" />
</object>
Additional parameters should be/can be added which depends on .swf it self. No embed, just object and parameters within, so, it remains valid, working and usable everywhere, it doesn't matter which !DOCTYPE is all about. :)
If you are using one of those js libraries to insert Flash, I suggest adding plain object embed tag inside of <noscript/>.
This worked for me:
<a target="_blank" href="{{ entity.link }}">
<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="{{ entity.file.path }}?clickTAG={{ entity.link }}" width="120" height="600" style="visibility: visible;">
<param name="quality" value="high">
<param name="play" value="true">
<param name="LOOP" value="false">
<param name="wmode" value="transparent">
<param name="allowScriptAccess" value="true">
</object>
</a>
Thi works on IE, Edge, Firefox, Safari and Chrome.
<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="movie.swf" width="720" height="480">
<param name="movie" value="movie.swf" />
<param name="quality" value="high" />
<param name="bgcolor" value="#000000" />
<param name="play" value="true" />
<param name="loop" value="true" />
<param name="wmode" value="window" />
<param name="scale" value="showall" />
<param name="menu" value="true" />
<param name="devicefont" value="false" />
<param name="salign" value="" />
<param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" />
<a href="http://www.adobe.com/go/getflash">
<img src="http://www.adobe.com/images/shared/download_buttons/get_flash_player.gif" alt="Get Adobe Flash player" />
</a>
</object>
<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/VhtIydTmOVU&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01"
style="width:640px;height:480px;margin:10px 36px;">
<param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VhtIydTmOVU&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01" />
<param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" />
<param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" />
<param name="wmode" value="opaque" />
<param name="quality" value="high" />
<param name="menu" value="false" />
</object>
How about simple HTML5 tag embed?
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<embed src="anim.swf">
</body>
</html>
You can use JavaScript if you're familiar with, like that:
swfobject.embedSWF("filename.swf", "Title", "width", "height", "9.0.0");
--the 9.0.0 is the flash version.
Or you can use the <object> tag of HTML5.
Use the <embed> element:
<embed src="file.swf" width="854" height="480"></embed>
As mentioned SWF Object is great. UFO is worth a look as well
This one will work, I am sure!
<embed src="application.swf" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getfashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="690" height="430">
I use http://wiltgen.net/objecty/, it helps to embed media content and avoid the IE "click to activate" problem.
Source: Stackoverflow.com