IFrame Popup Question

VTRMike · Joined: 09 Apr 2008 Posts: 2

I need some advice on the best way to do something. I have a client with a database driven site. When search results come up, some will have a "play video" button. I want to be able to click the button and have an Iframe pop up on top of the existing page. Inside this Iframe will be my flash video player and video. I can get a new browser window to come up with my I frame but I don't want to see any browser borders. I just want to see the player on top of the existing page. I have to be able to call this up by attaching some code to the "play video" button thru the admin for the database.

Does anyone know what code will bring up the Iframe without a browser window. And then what code will close it. I hope this is making sense!

Corey Bryant · Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 3:50 pm

It sounds more like you want some type of a "pop-up" - not an iframe. An iframe

VTRMike · Joined: 09 Apr 2008 Posts: 2

Thanks Corey, you are right. I have been using Iframes with a popup program to create floating talking head video ads that are loaded on a web page through two lines of javascript. I used the iframes to get around internet explorer's "click to activate" issues.

What is different now, I have to find a way to trigger a custom video player, which is a swf file from a button generated from a database. We can assign a link to these buttons thru a complicated admin input program online but it is limited. I don't know if I should link to my swf file, or the two lines of javascript generated by my popup program? And if so, what code would I use to do it?

Corey Bryant · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 11:43 am

I think you probably need probably code it in Flash. FlashKit (a forum for Flash Developers). There is also International Web Developers Network that might be able to suggest a few things as well.

But I think that you are probably better off coding this in JavaScript.

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