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1. Include the js/flashAid.js script
2. Include the js/swfobject.js script (for embedding the Flash file)
3. Create a <div> with id=”flashAid”. If you want alternative content to display if Flash cannot be loaded, place it into this div.
4. Inside your div, call the flashAid() method and pass in the name (string) of a method that will be called for success and one for failure. The method signature of the flashAid() method is:

flashAid ( successHandlerNameStr, failureHandlerNameStr, displayVersionMessageBool )

Where displayVersionMessageBool is a boolean that determines whether or not a message will be displayed in the flashAid div if the user has the wrong version of the Flash Player. (FlashAid requires Flash Player 8 and above.)

<script type="text/javascript">
  // <![CDATA[
      flashAid("flashAidSuccessHandler", "flashAidFailureHandler", true);
  // ]]>
</script>

IE 5.0 and higher: Win Netscape 8.0 and higher: Win & Mac Mozilla 1.7.5 and higher: Win & Mac Firefox 1.0 and higher: Win & Mac Safari 1.3 and higher: Mac

Based on an idea by Jeremy Keith, as discussed by Andy, Simon and the rest of the gang at a lovely beach bbq in Brighton. Written by Aral Balkan.

(And yes, the title graphic is taking the piss of Web 2.0) :)

Copyright © 2006 Aral Balkan. Released under the open source MIT license.