One of those "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.

  LoadMovie(layerNumber, URL)

In this tip we preload swift3d.swf. You can see its traces in the window below. When you click the Load Movie link, another SWF, opener.swf (courtesy of www.associatesinscience.com), will be loaded instead of the previous SWF. Use the following links to play, rewind, and load opener.swf:

Rewind | Play | Load Movie

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.LoadMovie(0, 'opener.swf'); 
   return false">Load Movie</A>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
  Flash_embedSWF("swift3d.swf");
  var mySwf = window.document.sonify;
</SCRIPT>

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