OBJECT

This tag is used to embed a software "object" into the HTML document, and can be an ActiveX program, movie file, sound file, or any other program format which the browser supports. The PARAM tag is used to provide operating parameters for the program file. Text messages may be placed between the OBJECT tag for browsers which do not support the embedded object. For example:

<OBJECT CLASSID="MOVIE.MPG"> -- Place desired text message here -- </OBJECT>

OBJECT Attributes:

ALIGN="LEFT, RIGHT, CENTER, TEXTTOP, MIDDLE, TEXTMIDDLE, BASELINE, or TEXTBOTTOM"

This attribute defines how the OBJECT will be aligned with respect to the existing items and borders of the document. The ALIGN="RIGHT" attribute will cause the object to align flush with the right side of the existing object or border, The ALIGN="LEFT" attribute will cause the object to align flush with the left side of the existing object or border, and the The ALIGN="CENTER" attribute will cause the object to align equidistant between the right and left sides of the existing object or border. ALIGN="TEXTTOP" will align the top of the OBJECT with the top of the existing text or object. ALIGN="TEXTMIDDLE" will align the OBJECT with the middle of the existing text or item. ALIGN="TEXTBOTTOM" will align the BOTTOM of the OBJECT with the bottom of the existing text or item. ALIGN="BASELINE" will align the bottom of the OBJECT with the BASELINE of the existing text or item. ALIGN="MIDDLE" will align the middle of the OBJECT with the baseline of the existing text or item.

BORDER="n"

This attribute is used to define the thickness of the border around the object, and is measured in pixels. A value of zero ('0') will cause the border to not be displayed.

CODEBASE=" ... "

This attribute is used to define the absolute or relative location of the base directory where the required files and documents are to be found.

CODETYPE=" ..."

This attribute is used to define the MIME type of the embedded object's code.

CLASS=" ... "

This attribute indicates the style 'class' applicable to the tag to which it has been assigned, the style 'class' being a function of a style sheet. For example, assume the style class 'relaxed' includes text with a font size of 8, and the style class 'active' includes text with a font size of 12. Using the CLASS="relaxed" attribute with a tag will cause the text within that tag to be displayed with a font size of 8. Using the CLASS="active" attribute with a tag will cause the text within that tag to be displayed with a font size of 12.

CLASSID="URL"

This attribute defines the absolute or relative location of a resource such as a JAVA *.class file, or any executable program file.

DATA="URL"

This attribute is used to define the absoute or relative location of the data associated with the embedded object.

DATAFLD=" ... "

This attribute allows the selection of a specific column of tabular data.

DATASRC=" ... "

This attribute is used to specify the loaction of the table data to be bound, or used by, the document.

DECLARE

This attribute will allow the embedded object to named without actually loading the object into the document.

HEIGHT="n"

This attribute specifies the HEIGHT, measured in pixels, of the object to which it has been assigned.

HSPACE="n"

This attribute will set the amount of blank space, measured in pixels, on either side of the object.

ID=" ... "

The ID attribute is used to assign a unique ID selector (identification) to the tag in which it is invoked. A style may be assigned to that ID, which will effect only that one instance of the attribute.

NAME=" ... "

This tag is used to mark a location within a document with a unique name. This named location can then be quickly moved to by means of a hyperlink using the HREF="#URL" attribute. Note the pound (#) sign before the URL. The pound sign used in this way indicates to the browser that the target location has been defined by the NAME=" ... " attribute.

SHAPES

This attribute tells you that the embedded object has 'SHAPES'. That is, it has image map hyperlinks.

STANDBY=" ... "

This attribute allows you to specify a text message to be displayed while the object is loading. A 'Please Wait' message.

TABINDEX="n"

This attribute defines the 'tabbing order' of the document. For example, assume a document has ten fields, numbered one to ten, which require your input. The first field, with TABINDEX="1", is the active field. Pressing the tab key would move the cursor to TABINDEX="2", regardless of its physical location within the document.

TITLE=" ... "

The TITLE attribute is used to display a note or information in a popup window pertaining to the object to which it was assigned. The popup window is invoked by holding the mouse pointer over the object.

TYPE=" ... "

This attribute defines the MIME type of the embedded object.

USEMAP="URL"

This attribute defines the location (URL) of an image map to be used with the embedded object.

VSPACE="n"

This attribute defines the amount of blank space to be displayed at the top and bottom of the embedded object.

WIDTH="n"

This attribute defines the width, measured in pixels, of the object to be displayed.

This tag also accepts the following Event Handlers: onAfterUpdate onBeforeUpdate onBlur onClick onDblClick onDragStart onHelp onMouseDown onMouseUp onMouseOver onMouseMove onMouseOut onKeyPress onKeyDown onKeyUp onReadyStateChange onResize onRowEnter onRowExit onSelectStart