cross browser swf object create Example: var swf = createSwfObject('http://swf.url', {id: 'swfid', width: 250, height: 250}, {wmode: 'transparent'}); document.body.appendChild(swf);

createSwfObject.js

function createSwfObject(src, attributes, parameters) {
	var i, html, div, obj, attr = attributes || {}, param = parameters || {};
	attr.type = 'application/x-shockwave-flash';
	if (window.ActiveXObject) {
		attr.classid = 'clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000';
		param.movie = src;
	}
	else {
		attr.data = src;
	}
	html = '<object';
	for (i in attr) {
		html += ' ' + i + '="' + attr[i] + '"';
	}
	html += '>';
	for (i in param) {
		html += '<param name="' + i + '" value="' + param[i] + '" />';
	}
	html += '</object>';
	div = document.createElement('div');
	div.innerHTML = html;
	obj = div.firstChild;
	div.removeChild(obj);
	return obj;
}