Flash banner link not working in IE6-7

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Hi guys, long time no see Smiling.

Yes, I am back with a problem I think should be simple for you gurus to solve.

www.scamwatch.only-the-truth.com.

I have a flash banner just under the header called FAPS. I have it linked to a clickbank ref link. Now, everything works perfectly in Firfox3.0.4. But when I click the banner in IE6, it says undefined.

Also, the browser address bar displays

www.scamwatch.only-the-truth.com/undefined

after clicking the banner.

IE6 displays perfectly except the flash banner doesnt work when you click it.

IE7 doesnt display the website at all saying theres a database error.

FF3.0.4 works, but the top header displays to the right leaving a space to the left.

I tried so hard not to ask for help, like 6 months worth of figuring it out and giving up, till i remember this place. Smiling

Hope I can get some guidance once again from this place, that's saved me many times over.

Heres the code I used for the Flash banner.

<!-- F.A.P.S Banner -->
<table width="100%">
<tr>
    <td align="center">
<div align="center">
<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="728" height="90" id="FFF728" align="middle">
<param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" />
<param name="allowFullScreen" value="false" />
<param name="movie" value="http://www.only-the-truth.com/flash/faps.swf" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff" /> <embed src="http://www.only-the-truth.com/flash/faps.swf?sendDataLink=http://iq454.forexrobot.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=FOREX" quality="high" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="728" height="90" name="FFF728" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" allowFullScreen="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" /></object>
</div>
    </td>
</tr>                                                                     
</table>

<!-- /F.A.P.S Banner -->

Heres the header code.

Merry Xmas.

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Actually, the site does not display for me in IE7 or FFox3 - I get a database error:

Database error
The Scam Watch database has encountered a problem.

In Opera, the flash does not activate as a link until it is clicked once, then on the second click it will open a new window.

I wonder about the mismatch between your param url and the embed url Confused

In fact, the banner is apparrently hosted on a different domain Confused

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hmm, might have to tell my host somethings up.

yeah, its on my main domain, should I host the banner on my subdomain?

tx for the reply.

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Its working on all browsers on another of my pcs. And my webhost confirmed it works on thiers also.

It has to be a setting in our computer that's giving us the error. Because it doesnt work on my laptop after installing internet cafe software (which I forgot about).

Also, the new SP3 and install of IE7 updates seemed to fix my header issue also, which is great.

Now just to fix my flash banner link.

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Guess what?

Microsoft anticipated that we will occasionally need to reset IE7 to "original" default settings.

Just go to Tools > Options > Advanced > Reset

(Wipes history, cookies, bookmarks, everything)

I had to do this a couple of times when third-party apps (like your internet cafe software?) made IE unusable...

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I tried that about 10 times few months back, also tried it a few days ago, didn't seem to fix it Sad..thanks for that though. I might have to format and reinstall, that internet cafe stuff really done me good. Has to be a service.

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So are you saying you fixed it now dec, you can actually see my forum in IE7?

thanks for the reply mate.

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DSSR wrote:
So are you saying you fixed it now dec, you can actually see my forum in IE7?

nope - still a database error for http://www.scamwatch.only-the-truth.com/ in IE7 Sad

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....dissatisfied me IE7 =( there are errors....

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What is the genral pricing to create Flash banners, Animated gif banners & Static banners?

banner printing

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