PUB 2000: Movie Files in Publisher Web Pages Are Not Played As Expected (218646)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Publisher 2000
This article was previously published under Q218646

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to play a movie file inserted in a Microsoft Publisher Web publication, the movie file may not be played and you may be prompted to save the movie file to your hard disk.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur because Publisher creates a hyperlink HTML tag instead of an embedding tag to reference movie files in Web pages.

RESOLUTION

Microsoft Technical Support does not resolve problems produced by editing the HTML that Publisher generates. This HTML code sample is provided as a convenience for authors seeking to extend the capabilities of Publisher.

For more information about writing HTML, please visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/author/default.asp

WARNING: ANY USE BY YOU OF THE HTML PROVIDED IN THIS ARTICLE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. Microsoft provides this HTML "as is" without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose.

To resolve this issue, modify the HTML code generated by Publisher to change the linked movie file to an embedded movie file. To do this, replace the HTML code that resembles the following example

<a href="<moviefile>.<extension>">
<img width=555 height=555 border=0 src=img0.gif"></a>
with the following HTML code

<IMG DYNSRC="<moviefile>.<extension>" START="MOUSEOVER" WIDTH="555" HEIGHT="555">
where <moviefile> is the name of the movie file you want to embed, and <extension> is the three-letter file name extension of the movie file.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Publisher 2000.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/13/1999
Keywords:kbbug kbhtml kbweb KB218646
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