Topic: WU weathersticker HTML problem

[Sigdigit]

OK, I'm a complete noob when it comes to building webpages, but I'm starting to experiment with Comcast's personal webpage builder.  When I cut and past the code for smaller WU stickers from the WU website into the HTML editor on Comcast, I then click "update", and the graphic shows up just fine.

When I attempt to do the same thing for the stickers that include a weathercam shot, the graphic won't show.  The code for the webcam shot is:

<object width="290" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.wunderground.com/swf/pws_mini_rf.swf?station=KNJWASHI3&freq=2.5&units=english&lang=EN" /><embed src="http://www.wunderground.com/swf/pws_mini_rf.swf?station=KNJWASHI3&camurl=http://icons.wunderground.com/webcamramdisk/s/i/sigdigit/1/current.jpg&freq=2.5&units=english&lang=EN" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="290" height="300" /></object>

Anyone else have problems inserting this type of sticker on their website?  Is there some kind of limitation on Comcast personal webpage HTML?

[ALITTLEweird1]

A friend of mine tried to add a music jukebox to his comcast site and it wouldnt work either. I think it has something to do with the code <object     that comcast doesnt like.

[sam2004gp]

Yes I had them same issue with Comcast's web builder page.  Some where there is an option that allows you to edit the actual "page code" rather than attempting to post your stuff in the WYSIWYG editor.  Try that first.  I got tired of the limitations and got a copy of dreamweaver from work, never looked back. 


Back in the day, before my weather station addiction.
This is my old Comcast Built homepage, and it sucks.
http://home.comcast.net/~warren.family/site/


I then built this with Dreamweaver, and of course my weather site.
http://home.comcast.net/~warren.family/GP.html

[NDSWeather]

Works fine under IIS 6 and FrontPage Server Extensions
Here is your code
http://weather.mfc-cs.com/wsc.asp  I live the code here for a week or two.
It might be Flash that ComCast is not liking

NDS Weather

[sam2004gp]

Bcavanaugh, Flash works fine on the "comcast created" site.  The WYSIWYG editor that Comcast uses is junk and is for people that just want to add some words to the "Comcast pre-designed" templates.  Before, when they where still Adelphia, they had offered "watered-down" versions of better web creation software.

[Sigdigit]

Thanks bcavanaugh, at least I know the code should work now.  Anybody have any suggestions for cheap or better yet, free webbuilders that will allow me to put that code on my Comcast page?  I can't find any options on the comcast site builder that will take that code.

[sam2004gp]

I am sure there are many "Open Source" web editors out there.  I just don't know enough about them to rate any.

[mackbig]

If you want to get your code on there quickly, just ftp into your site, download the index.htm (or .html)

open in notepad, replace the bad code, with the one you quote here.  save it, ftp back to your site.   that should get the image onto your site quickly

Then you can play with the various editors after that.  I use free hand with notepad mostly.  If I need some non standard code, I might use a free editor to create a table or something, then borrow the code and paste it into my notepad.   You can also find code and how to's on various sites like http://www.w3schools.com/ Takes a lot of trial and error, but its easiest for me.

Can you post your URL, or put it in your profile so we can take a look?

Andrew

Thanks bcavanaugh, at least I know the code should work now.  Anybody have any suggestions for cheap or better yet, free webbuilders that will allow me to put that code on my Comcast page?  I can't find any options on the comcast site builder that will take that code.

[sam2004gp]

^^^^A wise idea there!

[Sigdigit]

Whoa, Mackbig!  FTP the what????  I did an online chat with Comcast trying to figure the problem out.  The tech was able to load the code into his own personal web page, I'm guessing not using the comcast html editor, and he confirmed it did work, as did people who posted since my initial post on this.  My personal page is:
http://home.comcast.net/~kjkisatsky/site/?/home/
As you can see, I was able to load one of the WU stickers successfully using the comcast page builder (I think the page link is Weather(works)) on my site.   Not sure why it's not taking the code I pasted on my first post.  Tech didn't know either, and is going to forward the problem to Comcast engineers.  Seems to be some kind if issue with their HTML editor.
Mackbig, as far as your advice, you kind of went right over my head!

[mackbig]

Sorry about that.  I thought your page was as one page type home page.  the index.htm contains all the landing page code.  However it appears that the builder creates a pretty complex page for your to start with.  Hope the tech support can help you get your image loaded.

It seems that each page you make creates another menu item that shows up on all your pages.  If you could create a second working one of the image that is working, then get them to insert your other code on that page it should work.  Without ftp ability and some basic html knowledge it will probably be impossible to self help. again hope support can figure it out.

Andrew

Mackbig, as far as your advice, you kind of went right over my head!

[Sigdigit]

OK, tech support at Comcast was completely useless regarding this issue, both online support and phoning them directly.  I don't think they even know what HTML is, they kept asking if I wanted to add a picture to my webpage.  A guy named Fishman on their support forum let me know that the Comcast HTML editor strips out any embedded object code.  Finally, someone who knows what the problem is over there. So YES, as you guys mentioned before, you have to use a 3rd party HTML editor and then FTP this to your page.  I have yet to obtain an editor.  When I get one, does it give the option to FTP into my webpage? Or is that a separate process?

[d_l]

Follow Mackbig's advice.  I'll give you the procedure in steps. This is going to be a bit of a project though. 

First, get an FTP program.  I personally use WS_FTP Pro.  It is a paid program and somewhat expensive, but that was mandated by a requirement for SSL connections with the FTP to my web site.  There is a dated list of there programs here: http://www.wurd.com/pwp_ftpindex.php  You can probably solict advice from the rest of the gang here as to the best FTP program for you.

Set up the FTP program to access your Comcast personal pages.  This might be a sticking point if Comcast doesn't allow FTP access of the pages. 

Decide which of your pages you want the flash object to be on and download it.  You might need help from the HTML experts here as to how to add the code to your page, e.g. placement wise, etc.  Then add the code with notepad or wordpad and save it.

Then upload the revised page back to your web site.

Edit: LOL After reading over this just now, it looks easy peasy, IF you have done it already once.    I'm sure the gang can talk you through the steps though.  I edit my site with wordpad, but it is really old school html from '97 (my html books are copyrighted then).

[mackbig]

I used the free version of wsftp for a while, but its not very up to date, and was not y2k compliant....

I started using this one...  Its FREE....
http://filezilla-project.org/  its support sftp and ssl, not that you will need it for this

Andrew

[Sigdigit]

Cool, Ok, I think I understand now.  The HTML editor and FTP program are two different animals.  The guy from the Comcast support forum said it is possible to FTP into the Comcast PWP, so I think I'm good in that regard.  He said that embedded objects will upload if done that way.  Oh, and thanks for the filezilla link Mackbig.

[Scalphunter]

not sure about his site  but  my free website  has an editor on it so don't have to download anything. Just open up the editor there and add the code.

John
KL7IFP

[Sigdigit]

I downloaded the free HTML-kit, and saved a file with the code, which seems to be working.  Now I just have to figure out how to FTP it into my page.  I heard you can do that with Windows XP built in FTP, still haven't figured it out yet.  If HTML-kit is able to do this, I haven't figured that out either.  Enough screwing around for the night, I gotta get up in 5 hours to go to work.