SVG in different browsers

Hi, again,
I have another, completely different question.

To view my svg, I am placing its disc address in the browser address bar.
E.g. C:\svg\mycode.svg

When I view svg in I.E, I see the image.
If I view it in Opera, I see only the source code, exactly as I coded it.
If I view it in Firefox or SeaMonkey, I see only the source code, but somewhat re-formatted.
If I use GoogleChrome I see only the text of the Image.
Netscape tells me to use Opera!

If I ember the svg code within html, and place the html address in the
address bar: e.g. C:\svg\mycode.html.
I usually see the image, but sometimes with no animation.

Should I be doing something different?

Thanks for any advice,
JJ

You are right, you should put it in the html.

You are coming across probably the biggest hurdle to SVG - there is no standard "player" or environments for viewing SVG and deploying apps.

Thus, you have to try to control the environment - perhaps have a standard supported platform for users. If they get it to work with what they've got - great. But if they have trouble then you tell them to download Firefox 3 or whatever you want to support.

Eric