SWF autoplay in facebook profile box

Tony

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Nov 24, 2009, 8:33:32 AM11/24/09

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I want my SWF to autoplay in a Facebook profile box. I am currently
using an FBML based app but I am open to using any type that would
make this easy. Using the param waitforclick=false does not work in
the profile box so this is not an option.

At first I thought this would not be possible without using an AJAX
request (that is what the docs say) but after trying to do this via
AJAX with no luck, I did a bit more research. I found that in the
ReverbNation facebook application "My Band", they are able to autoplay
a SWF. I haven't quite figured out how they do it yet but I did take a
look at the generated profile box code before clicking the SWF and
after clicking the SWF.

Before clicking:

<div id="2405167945_fbswf_4b0b4cce045f91534648943" height="15"
width="15" overflow="hidden" class="__fbswf">
<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://
cache.reverbnation.com/widgets/content/player/facebookOneShot.swf?
emailPlaylist=song_2509346&autoPlay=true"
style="" id="swf_4b0b4cce049094f82894993"
name="swf_4b0b4cce049094f82894993" bgcolor="000000" quality="high"
allowscriptaccess="never" fbjs="_id_4b0b4cce046032577161862"
wmode="transparent"
flashvars="=&fb_local_connection=_id4b0b4cce046320307815032&fb_fbjs_connection=_id_4b0b4cce046032577161862&fb_sig_profile=527222885&fb_sig_locale=en_US&fb_sig_in_new_facebook=1&fb_sig_time=1259031758.018&fb_sig_added=1&fb_sig_profile_update_time=1239997072&fb_sig_expires=1259038800&fb_sig_user=527222885&fb_sig_session_key=2.FMzt5_mR_LhrqF4nrQLhcg__.
3600.1259038800-527222885&fb_sig_ss=gAOI6rA0R_2tlubA5ahK_g__&fb_sig_cookie_sig=2431e415604aec8066fce75f39769356&fb_sig_ext_perms=auto_publish_recent_activity&fb_sig_api_key=c3759de5d7120d6acc4dae494d1928be&fb_sig_app_id=2405167945&fb_sig=4cd04d06aae5296914b98fbae724b2cf&string_table=http://
static.ak.fbcdn.net/js_strings.php/t87432/
en_US&swf_id=swf_4b0b4cce049094f82894993"
width="15" height="15">
</div>

After clicking:

<div id="2405167945_fbswf_4b0b4d42660ba6dbafc86" height="15"
width="15" overflow="hidden" class="__fbswf">
<a height="15" width="15" waitforclick="true"
swfsrc="http://cache.reverbnation.com/widgets/content/player/
facebookOneShot.swf?emailPlaylist=song_2509346&autoPlay=true"
imgclass="rn_button_play_even"
imgsrc="http://cache.reverbnation.com/images/facebook/
spacer.gif"
onclick="swf_4b0b4d426c7a777aed2e2 = new
SWFObject("http://cache.reverbnation.com/widgets/content/player/
facebookOneShot.swf?emailPlaylist=song_2509346\x26autoPlay=true",
"swf_4b0b4d426c7a777aed2e2",
"15", "15", ["9.0.159.0","10.0.22.87"], "000000");
swf_4b0b4d426c7a777aed2e2.addParam("allowScriptAccess", "never");
swf_4b0b4d426c7a777aed2e2.addParam("fbjs",
"_id_4b0b4d42660c73d7dd160");
swf_4b0b4d426c7a777aed2e2.addParam("wmode", "transparent");
swf_4b0b4d426c7a777aed2e2.addVariable("", "");
swf_4b0b4d426c7a777aed2e2.addVariable("fb_local_connection",
"_id4b0b4d42699b33975134d");
swf_4b0b4d426c7a777aed2e2.addVariable("fb_fbjs_connection",
"_id_4b0b4d42660c73d7dd160");
swf_4b0b4d426c7a777aed2e2.addVariable("fb_sig_profile",
"527222885");
swf_4b0b4d426c7a777aed2e2.addVariable("fb_sig_locale", "en_US");
swf_4b0b4d426c7a777aed2e2.addVariable("fb_sig_in_new_facebook",
"1");
swf_4b0b4d426c7a777aed2e2.addVariable("fb_sig_time",
"1259031874.4381");
swf_4b0b4d426c7a777aed2e2.addVariable("fb_sig_added", "1");
swf_4b0b4d426c7a777aed2e2.addVariable
("fb_sig_profile_update_time", "1239997072");
swf_4b0b4d426c7a777aed2e2.addVariable("fb_sig_expires",
"1259038800");
swf_4b0b4d426c7a777aed2e2.addVariable("fb_sig_user", "527222885");
swf_4b0b4d426c7a777aed2e2.addVariable("fb_sig_session_key",
"2.FMzt5_mR_LhrqF4nrQLhcg__.3600.1259038800-527222885");
swf_4b0b4d426c7a777aed2e2.addVariable("fb_sig_ss",
"gAOI6rA0R_2tlubA5ahK_g__");
swf_4b0b4d426c7a777aed2e2.addVariable("fb_sig_cookie_sig",
"2431e415604aec8066fce75f39769356");
swf_4b0b4d426c7a777aed2e2.addVariable("fb_sig_ext_perms",
"auto_publish_recent_activity");
swf_4b0b4d426c7a777aed2e2.addVariable("fb_sig_api_key",
"c3759de5d7120d6acc4dae494d1928be");
swf_4b0b4d426c7a777aed2e2.addVariable("fb_sig_app_id",
"2405167945");
swf_4b0b4d426c7a777aed2e2.addVariable("fb_sig",
"cd50d9ce65cfdac0100fd445fb041e9d");
swf_4b0b4d426c7a777aed2e2.addVariable("string_table", "http://
static.ak.fbcdn.net/js_strings.php/t87432/en_US");
swf_4b0b4d426c7a777aed2e2.addVariable("swf_id",
"swf_4b0b4d426c7a777aed2e2");
swf_4b0b4d426c7a777aed2e2.fallback_html = "\x3cdiv class=
\x22flash_fallback\x22\x3e\x3cdiv class=\x22flash_fallback_border
\x22\x3e\x3cdiv class=\x22flash_fallback_header\x22\x3eFlash Player
upgrade required\x3c/div\x3e\x3cdiv class=
\x22flash_fallback_explanation\x22 id=
\x22flash_fallback_4b0b4d426c8fc1a1c5deb\x22\x3eYou must download and
install the latest version of the Adobe Flash Player to view this
content.\x3c/div\x3e\x3cdiv class=\x22flash_fallback_button\x22\x3e
\x3cinput type=\x22button\x22 class=\x22inputbutton\x22 onclick=
\x22this.disabled=true;getFlashPlayer();\x22 id=\x22\x22 name=\x22\x22
value=\x22Download Flash\x22 /\x3e\x3c/div\x3e\x3c/div\x3e\x3c/div
\x3e";
swf_4b0b4d426c7a777aed2e2.write
("2405167945_fbswf_4b0b4d42660ba6dbafc86");; (new Image()).src = '/
ajax/ct.php?
app_id=2405167945&action_type=5&post_form_id=957a92c32bf2dda6d7c4e508685c3718&position=2&'
+ Math.random(); return false;" href="#" flash="true"><img src="http://
platform.ak.fbcdn.net/www/app_full_proxy.php?
app=2405167945&v=1&size=p&cksum=57619dca4b62f0b11a83d8c46cf2decd&src=http
%3A%2F%2Fcache.reverbnation.com%2Fimages%2Ffacebook%2Fspacer.gif"
class="rn_button_play_even" width="15" height="15"></a></div>

Does anyone know how to make this autoplay feature happen? I am
really having trouble finding documentation anywhere on the internet.
I am also really not sure why the generated code changes to SWFObject
code after clicking.

Thanks!

Ole Riesenberg

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Nov 24, 2009, 12:34:57 PM11/24/09

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Hey Tony,

I recommend not to waste too much time on this. The profile boxes will
be removed soon: http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Roadmap_Profile

Regards
Ole

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Tony

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Nov 24, 2009, 1:14:09 PM11/24/09

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Very good information to have. Thank you!

On Nov 24, 12:34 pm, Ole Riesenberg <ole.riesenb...@googlemail.com>
wrote:

> Hey Tony,
>
> I recommend not to waste too much time on this. The profile boxes will
> be removed soon: http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Roadmap_Profile
>
> Regards
> Ole
>

Tony

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Nov 24, 2009, 5:03:25 PM11/24/09

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It looks like they are migrating over to only boxes and tabs, so I
think the same issue exists. Do you know how to autoplay in a box or
tab?

On Nov 24, 12:34 pm, Ole Riesenberg <ole.riesenb...@googlemail.com>
wrote:

> Hey Tony,
>
> I recommend not to waste too much time on this. The profile boxes will
> be removed soon: http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Roadmap_Profile
>
> Regards
> Ole
>

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