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HTML HTML Objects Embedded Elements

Posted by Richard Stringfellow
Richard Stringfellow
6,883 Points

Embedded Elements

Though I embed the YouTube video as instructed, it flashes briefly in the browser, then disappears. Why?

3 Answers

Richard Stringfellow
Richard Stringfellow
6,883 Points
Richard Stringfellow
Richard Stringfellow
6,883 Points 
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">

</head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>Anchors</title>
<head>

<BODY>

    <object width="420" height="315">
        <param name="movie" value="http://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>
Colton Fitzgerald
Colton Fitzgerald
15,815 Points
Colton Fitzgerald
Colton Fitzgerald
15,815 Points

In the embed tag, add "http:" in front of the youtube link :)

Andrew Dushane
Andrew Dushane
9,264 Points
Andrew Dushane
Andrew Dushane
9,264 Points

You're using the old embed code. Is there a reason you're not using the newer iframe embed?

Richard Stringfellow
Richard Stringfellow
6,883 Points

I'm following the procedure shown on the video. The newer iframe embed hasn't been introduced yet. Maybe I need to move on to another video.