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HTML HTML Objects Embedded Elements

Posted by Unsubscribed User
Unsubscribed User
2,512 Points

Can't get my video to work in Embeded Elements

The Video I found on you tube won't appear or play in my html (index.html file.) When I refresh page I see a small black box appear for like a millesecond then just a blank page. Anyone know what I am doing wrong? Here's my code:

<!doctype html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>My Page</title> </head> <body>

<object>

        <param name="movie" value="//www.youtube.com/v/_OBlgSz8sSM?hl=en_US&   amp;version=3"></param>
        <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param>
        <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param>
        <embed src="//www.youtube.com/v/_OBlgSz8sSM?hl=en_US&amp;version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed>    

</object>

</body>

</html>

5 Answers

Nemanja Pribilovic
Nemanja Pribilovic
5,366 Points

you need to put http: inside your src. It shoul look like this: <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_OBlgSz8sSM?hl=en_US&amp;version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed>

Unsubscribed User
Unsubscribed User
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Unsubscribed User
Unsubscribed User
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? I tried it in my embed src is that what you mean? You state it should look like this..but I don't see your example.

Example below: <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_OBlgSz8sSM?hl=en_US&amp;version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed>

I tried this but didn't work either. I am following what the video "Embeded Elements" but it doesn't tell me I need to do that...so totally confused

Nemanja Pribilovic
Nemanja Pribilovic
5,366 Points

I am pretty sure that the link is the problem. Rename your value and embed src from //www.youtube.... to http://www.youtube... just put http: before the link

Unsubscribed User
Unsubscribed User
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Unsubscribed User
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"""html <embed src="htp://www.youtube.com/v/_OBlgSz8sSM?hl=en_US&amp;version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed>"""

Unsubscribed User
Unsubscribed User
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Unsubscribed User
Unsubscribed User
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"""html <embed src="htp://www.youtube.com/v/_OBlgSz8sSM?hl=en_US&amp;version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed>"""

Unsubscribed User
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Unsubscribed User
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Hi Nemanja.....Yes...got it to work..Thank you!!! I misplaced colon on http: I need to have a better eye.