Joomla and Flash can go together, but it's not the easiest
marriage in the world and there are a number of problems you have to watch out for.
The root of the trouble is that an SWF file is not the same as an
image, so you can't just change the .jpg to .swf, nor can you include
your Flash object in your Joomla stylesheets.
Instead, you'll need to make sure that you include all the Flash object
code to make the plugin work. Two tools that make that make that easier
are MOSMedia. This gives you many more ways to handle media and even
put a tag for your Flash file right in your content. There's a free
version a full version available for $60 from Avant Garde.
Alternatively, you can use the Active6 Flash bot. Again, that just makes it a question of adding a tag. The bot does the rest.
If you want to use Flash in a Joomla template, you'll either have to
put the object code in the index.php or paste it into a module.
If your Flash file doesn't work, it's usually down to one of three
reasons: you've written the wrong path; the "play" or "autostart"
parameters have been set to "false" or "0" instead of "true" or "1"; or
the code has been pasted into the content field of a WYSIWYG editor
(make sure you hit the "code" button first).
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