[thelist] Adding embed using dom fails on IE

[Chris Price]

My task has been to display an image on the page which, when clicked, 
loads a streaming video using object and embed.

Using createElement and appendChild I have successfully applied the 
solution in FF but in IE I get an 'invalid argument' error.

I can append the param elements but IE rejects the embed element.

Having scoured the web I am coming to the conclusion that I am on a 
hiding to nothing.

The code looks like this:

<snip>

function showVid(placeHolder,clip) {
    var new_node
    placeHolder.style.border = '2px solid #e2e2ce'
    existing_node = placeHolder.getElementsByTagName('img')[0]
   
    param_a_value = 'http://.../SWplayer.swf'
    param_a = document.createElement('param')
    param_a.setAttribute('value',param_a_value)
    param_a.setAttribute('name','movie')
   
    param_b_value = 'clip=choctaw_fl/' + clip + '&wskin=none'
    param_b = document.createElement('param')
    param_b.setAttribute('value',param_b_value)
    param_b.setAttribute('name','FlashVars')
   
    param_c_value = 'high'
    param_c = document.createElement('param')
    param_c.setAttribute('value',param_c_value)
    param_c.setAttribute('name','quality')
   
    param_d_value = 'clip=choctaw_fl/' + clip + '&wskin=none'
    param_d = document.createElement('embed')
    param_d.setAttribute('height','250')
    param_d.setAttribute('width','400')
    param_d.setAttribute('quality','high')
    param_d.setAttribute('FlashVars',param_d_value)
    param_d.setAttribute('src','http://.../SWplayer.swf')
   
    new_node = document.createElement('object')
    new_node.setAttribute('width','400')
    new_node.setAttribute('height','250')
    new_node.appendChild(param_a)
    new_node.appendChild(param_b)
    new_node.appendChild(param_c)
    new_node.appendChild(param_d)                           // FAILS HERE
    placeHolder.replaceChild(new_node,existing_node)
    }

</snip>

Is there any hope?

Kind Regards
-- 
Chris Price

Choctaw

chris.price at choctaw.co.uk
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