## Why is this an issue?

The `<object>` tag is used by Internet Explorer 3.0 or later on Windows platforms or any browser that supports the use of the Flash ActiveX control. The `<embed>` tag is used by Netscape Navigator 2.0 or later, or browsers that support the use of the Netscape-compatible plug-in version of Flash Player.

When an ActiveX-enabled browser loads the HTML page, it reads the values set on the `<object>` and ignores the `<embed>` tag. When browsers using the Flash plug-in load the HTML page, they read the values set on the `<embed>` tag and ignore the `<object>` tag.

### Noncompliant code example

    <object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="100" height="100">      <!-- Non-Compliant -->
      <param name="movie" value="movie_name.swf" />
    </object>

    <embed src="movie_name.swf"                                                                 <!-- Non-Compliant -->
           width="550"
           height="400"
           type="application/x-shockwave-flash"
           pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" />

### Compliant solution

    <object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="100" height="100">      <!-- Compliant -->
      <param name="movie" value="movie_name.swf" />
      <embed src="movie_name.swf"                                                               <!-- Compliant -->
           width="550"
           height="400"
           type="application/x-shockwave-flash"
           pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" />
    </object>