Flash Banners not showing

[David]

Hi Garret,

Well, thank you for providing proof .. I am convinced, but wish I could see
them as well !!

Deciding to check my Flash to see whether it is fully updated, although I
have no problems viewing Flash Sites .. now I am struggling to get I/E7 to
actually allow the Flash Update to download !! It is blocking it at the
moment saying Adobe's Site is an unsafe use of Active-X !

Jeeez, just when you think you are getting to grips with programs .. they
turn on you !

Thanks again ..

"Garret Mott" <Garret_at_AutoMateSoftware_dot_com> wrote in message
news:f85ngt$bf84@flsun90netnews01.netobjects.com.. .
> >
>> Well, I am happy y'all can see them .. and heaven forbid I should ever go
>> near AOhelL !! ;-))
>>
>
> Really - I can! See attached <g>
>
> I have to test w/ AOL's browser for Real Estate sites. Seems they get a
> lot of AOL hits (which show up in the stats as IE) - but - true to AOL
> history - they've messed with it somehow so it doesn't display the same as
> real IE.
>
> Garret Mott
>
> Auto-Mate Software www.automatesoftware.com
> Northeast DataFlex Consortium www.nedataflex.com
>
>
>

[Garret Mott]

> I am indeed using Norton, but I cannot understand how can it be selective
> in allowing files of the type you mention, but not these particular ones,
> especially as they are of my own ( well NOF's ) making ?
>
Never, ever underestimate the power of Norton in screwing things up! Nancy
may be onto it.

Norton won't know about them leaving your machine (it won't check NOF's
ftping or that of another FTP program) - just them coming back from the web.

Garret Mott

Auto-Mate Software www.automatesoftware.com
Northeast DataFlex Consortium www.nedataflex.com

[David]

Hey Guys :-))

Well done indeed .. you have found the problem and are 100% correct ..
Norton did indeed block these banners .. I just found the Log Files and this
is what it tells me for this and other afriscenes pages :

Content Blocked:
Date Time: 25/07/2007 17:12:01
User: Supervisor
Action: Blocked
Type: Ad
URL: http://www.afriscenes.com/index.html
Data: (Script) (Reason: "/banner.")


So how do I get around this one please ?

Cheers

David

"Garret Mott" <Garret_at_AutoMateSoftware_dot_com> wrote in message
news:f8871l$kkp4@flsun90netnews01.netobjects.com.. .
>> I am indeed using Norton, but I cannot understand how can it be selective
>> in allowing files of the type you mention, but not these particular ones,
>> especially as they are of my own ( well NOF's ) making ?
>>
> Never, ever underestimate the power of Norton in screwing things up!
> Nancy may be onto it.
>
> Norton won't know about them leaving your machine (it won't check NOF's
> ftping or that of another FTP program) - just them coming back from the
> web.
>
> Garret Mott
>
> Auto-Mate Software www.automatesoftware.com
> Northeast DataFlex Consortium www.nedataflex.com
>
>

[David]

Thanks for your input Nancy,

I am indeed using Norton, but I cannot understand how can it be selective in
allowing files of the type you mention, but not these particular ones,
especially as they are of my own ( well NOF's ) making ?

Cheers

David


"Nancy O" <nancyoshea1@NOSPAMverizon.net> wrote in message
news:f8816m$kkp2@flsun90netnews01.netobjects.com.. .
> David,
> Which anti-virus are you using? Norton is notorious for blocking stuff to
> all browsers when internet security settings are set to High. By default,
> it will block certain files types such as JavaScript, Flash, Java, etc...
>
> Have a look at anti-virus settings.
>
> --Nancy O.
> Alt-Web Design & Publishing
> www.alt-web.com
>
>
> "David" <noreply@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
> news:f84sro$93c2@flsun90netnews01.netobjects.com.. .
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I am trying out NOF 9.1 and having easily migrated another Website from
> NOF
>> 4 via a template, all was well, apart from the original site style not
> being
>> available in NOF 9.
>>
>> No real problem .. I changed to another style and thought I would try
> using
>> a Flash banner. This banner shows up without problem in page and site
>> preview on my computer ( XP Pro ) and when internally published .. but
>> refuses to show up when FTP'd to the Internet.
>>
>> Am I missing something to do with a special FTP / publishing technique
>> for
>> Flash content ?
>>
>> Any help would be welcome
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> David
>>
>>
>
>

[Nancy O]

David,
Which anti-virus are you using? Norton is notorious for blocking stuff to
all browsers when internet security settings are set to High. By default,
it will block certain files types such as JavaScript, Flash, Java, etc...

Have a look at anti-virus settings.

--Nancy O.
Alt-Web Design & Publishing
www.alt-web.com


"David" <noreply@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:f84sro$93c2@flsun90netnews01.netobjects.com.. .
> Hi All,
>
> I am trying out NOF 9.1 and having easily migrated another Website from
NOF
> 4 via a template, all was well, apart from the original site style not
being
> available in NOF 9.
>
> No real problem .. I changed to another style and thought I would try
using
> a Flash banner. This banner shows up without problem in page and site
> preview on my computer ( XP Pro ) and when internally published .. but
> refuses to show up when FTP'd to the Internet.
>
> Am I missing something to do with a special FTP / publishing technique for
> Flash content ?
>
> Any help would be welcome
>
> Cheers
>
> David
>
>

[David]

Hey .. Many Thanks for "volunteering" Garret !! <bigger g>

I sent an HTML e-mail with attachments of the two .js .txt files and two
inserted screenshots of the Error messages, with the lines referenced picked
out .. to info at your Automate address .. entitled "David''s missing
banners" .. perhaps your work security would not let it through or it is in
your Spam folder !

I will resend to your personal address

You are very kind ..

Cheers

David

"Garret Mott" <Garret_at_AutoMateSoftware_dot_com> wrote in message
news:f87loq$j413@flsun90netnews01.netobjects.com.. .
>> Both .js files when opened display Windows Script Host - Microsoft
>> JScript runtime errors .. the specific details of which I have "cheekily"
>> sent to Garret at his business e-mail address, in the hope that he will
>> be willing to have a quick look to see if this could be the problem. I
>> hope he doesn't mind and he is obviously under no obligation to help me
>> at all, but I didn't want to clog up this forum with what I think is
>> probably a non-NOF problem .. and he knows about coding, which sadly I
>> don't !!
>>
>
> Happy to look! Haven't seen it yet.... Just replying to a post won't
> work, as you'll have to translate my email address:
> Garret_at_AutoMateSoftware_dot_com. I'm guessing you can figure out what
> it is...<g>.
>
> Also - send me links to the pages where you're having issues, if you
> would.
>
> Garret Mott
>
> Auto-Mate Software www.automatesoftware.com
> Northeast DataFlex Consortium www.nedataflex.com
>
>

[Garret Mott]

> Both .js files when opened display Windows Script Host - Microsoft JScript
> runtime errors .. the specific details of which I have "cheekily" sent to
> Garret at his business e-mail address, in the hope that he will be willing
> to have a quick look to see if this could be the problem. I hope he
> doesn't mind and he is obviously under no obligation to help me at all,
> but I didn't want to clog up this forum with what I think is probably a
> non-NOF problem .. and he knows about coding, which sadly I don't !!
>

Happy to look! Haven't seen it yet.... Just replying to a post won't
work, as you'll have to translate my email address:
Garret_at_AutoMateSoftware_dot_com. I'm guessing you can figure out what it
is...<g>.

Also - send me links to the pages where you're having issues, if you would.

Garret Mott

Auto-Mate Software www.automatesoftware.com
Northeast DataFlex Consortium www.nedataflex.com

[Anton Strauss]

is it possible that someone changed your security settings? in IE, try
restoring the defaults


--


Anton Strauss
www.videoproductions.com.au



"David" <noreply@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:f8640j$cvc3@flsun90netnews01.netobjects.com.. .
> My thanks to you both, Robert and Garret, for your assistance.
>
> I fired up my Win 2000 Pro computer with I/E6 .. which showed the banners
> without problem .. it is good to know that NOF9 is working properly.
>
> There is something strange about my XP Pro system, when on two former
> occasions it has doggedly refused to show certain .jpeg files on my other
> Websites .. in the same manner as with these banners. Re-making the
picture
> files, re-uploading new ones, clearing every cache and temp file I can
find,
> plus using CCleaner to look for and clean anything else, has absolutely no
> effect .. in any of my browsers. But that is for a different forum.
>
> My best to you both
>
> Cheers
>
> David

[David]

Hi Anton,

Yes, I had to change some security settings in I/E7 just to get rid of the
constant warning messages when I tried to preview my own Websites on my own
system ! I preferred the ease of use of I/E6, but it seems senseless to go
back.The thought of letting I/E7 go back to its default mode is not one I
like to think about ;-))

This occasional problem is not constant .. 99.9% of the time I can see all
my own files, which update immediately when FTP'd to my server .. and every
other type of file from others' Websites, without problem. If I/E7 won't
play a file type, I switch to Firefox or Opera, which I have running to also
be able to check their presentation of my Websites whilst I am writing them.

The problem seems to be with my XP Pro system ( which is clean and has
everything fully updated ) seeing as it applies to all three browsers .. and
once it has refused to show ( in this case ) the Flash banners from NOF9 and
on another two occasions, some .jpeg picture files on my business Website ..
it stubbornly refuses to show them forever more, on any of the browsers ..
no matter what I do.

I have been using a succession of NOF programs for 8 years now .. but this
problem remains most strange !

Both .js files when opened display Windows Script Host - Microsoft JScript
runtime errors .. the specific details of which I have "cheekily" sent to
Garret at his business e-mail address, in the hope that he will be willing
to have a quick look to see if this could be the problem. I hope he doesn't
mind and he is obviously under no obligation to help me at all, but I didn't
want to clog up this forum with what I think is probably a non-NOF problem
... and he knows about coding, which sadly I don't !!

Many thanks for your suggestion, if it were just in I/E7's display, or lack
of it, I would be tempted to try it.

Cheers
David


"Anton Strauss" <anton@will-not-reply.com> wrote in message
news:f86h9a$e2t1@flsun90netnews01.netobjects.com.. .
> is it possible that someone changed your security settings? in IE, try
> restoring the defaults
>
>
> --
>
>
> Anton Strauss
> www.videoproductions.com.au
>
>
>
> "David" <noreply@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
> news:f8640j$cvc3@flsun90netnews01.netobjects.com.. .
>> My thanks to you both, Robert and Garret, for your assistance.
>>
>> I fired up my Win 2000 Pro computer with I/E6 .. which showed the banners
>> without problem .. it is good to know that NOF9 is working properly.
>>
>> There is something strange about my XP Pro system, when on two former
>> occasions it has doggedly refused to show certain .jpeg files on my other
>> Websites .. in the same manner as with these banners. Re-making the
> picture
>> files, re-uploading new ones, clearing every cache and temp file I can
> find,
>> plus using CCleaner to look for and clean anything else, has absolutely
>> no
>> effect .. in any of my browsers. But that is for a different forum.
>>
>> My best to you both
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> David
>
>

[David]

My thanks to you both, Robert and Garret, for your assistance.

I fired up my Win 2000 Pro computer with I/E6 .. which showed the banners
without problem .. it is good to know that NOF9 is working properly.

There is something strange about my XP Pro system, when on two former
occasions it has doggedly refused to show certain .jpeg files on my other
Websites .. in the same manner as with these banners. Re-making the picture
files, re-uploading new ones, clearing every cache and temp file I can find,
plus using CCleaner to look for and clean anything else, has absolutely no
effect .. in any of my browsers. But that is for a different forum.

My best to you both

Cheers

David


"David" <noreply@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:f85ns1$c7i7@flsun90netnews01.netobjects.com.. .
> Hi Garret,
>
> Well, thank you for providing proof .. I am convinced, but wish I could
> see them as well !!
>
> Deciding to check my Flash to see whether it is fully updated, although I
> have no problems viewing Flash Sites .. now I am struggling to get I/E7 to
> actually allow the Flash Update to download !! It is blocking it at the
> moment saying Adobe's Site is an unsafe use of Active-X !
>
> Jeeez, just when you think you are getting to grips with programs .. they
> turn on you !
>
> Thanks again ..
>
> "Garret Mott" <Garret_at_AutoMateSoftware_dot_com> wrote in message
> news:f85ngt$bf84@flsun90netnews01.netobjects.com.. .
>> >
>>> Well, I am happy y'all can see them .. and heaven forbid I should ever
>>> go
>>> near AOhelL !! ;-))
>>>
>>
>> Really - I can! See attached <g>
>>
>> I have to test w/ AOL's browser for Real Estate sites. Seems they get a
>> lot of AOL hits (which show up in the stats as IE) - but - true to AOL
>> history - they've messed with it somehow so it doesn't display the same
>> as real IE.
>>
>> Garret Mott
>>
>> Auto-Mate Software www.automatesoftware.com
>> Northeast DataFlex Consortium www.nedataflex.com
>>
>>
>>
>
>