One of the "tiny" details is embedding the Flash object. The JavaScript file flashmoviecheck.js does exactly this, as well as other stuff. For example, it checks whether a Flash player exists (Flash plug-in or ActiveX control), and whether its version is higher than the minimum required by the application.

  GotoFrame(frameNumber)

The argument frameNumber is zero-based. The first frame is 0, the second frame is 1, etc. This is not in synch with the frame numbering scheme within Flash, where the frames start at 1 (the Goto action, for example). Play around with the following three links. You can rewind the movie, play it from its current position, and go to frame 300.

Rewind | Play | Go To Frame 300

Here is the code:

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript" SRC="flashmoviecheck.js"></SCRIPT>
<A href="javascript://" onclick="javascript:mySwf.Rewind(); return false">Rewind</A> | 
<A href="javascript://" onclick="javascript:mySwf.Play(); return false">Play</A> | 
<A href="javascript://" onclick="javascript:mySwf.GotoFrame(300); return false">Go To Frame 300</A>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
  Flash_embedSWF("swift3d.swf");
  var mySwf = window.document.sonify;
</SCRIPT>

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