RE: FLASH: detect plugin and redirect

[patrick moore]

Don't know if this helps, but I know a lot of people, including myself

have made use of this detection method, which was posted a little while

ago. I know stuffall about java, but see if it does the trick.


http://www.moock.org/webdesign/flash/detection/flash4noscript/


	Patrick Moore

	Designer

	Harrow Productions



> -----Original Message-----

>

From: matthew [SMTP:matthewviperproductions [dot] com]

> Sent:	Wednesday, August 11, 1999 9:50 AM

>

To: flashershocker [dot] com

> Subject:	FLASH: detect plugin and redirect

> 

> hi,

> �

> this might all sound a bit basic but I've only been using flash for a

> few days and I would be very thankful for any advice. 

> �

> I need to automatically detect whether or not the visiting browser

> has�a flash plug-in or not, if they do, they go to one page, if not

> they go to another page.

> I have a default page that sets up the frameset,�then one of the

> frames opens a portal page which has the following code:

> �

> <script LANGUAGE="JavaScript">

> if ((navigator.appName == "Microsoft Internet Explorer" &&

> ��� navigator.appVersion.indexOf("Mac") == -1 && 

> ��� navigator.appVersion.indexOf("3.1") == -1) ||

> �

> ��� (navigator.plugins && navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash"])){

> �

> ��� window.location='go/front.asp';

> }

> else {

> �

> ��� window.location='go/norm_front.asp';

> }

> �

> 

> </script>

> �

> �I have also tried variations of this and other code over a couple of

> days....

> this works fine for browsers with the plug-in but in browsers that do

> not have the plug-in, IE tries to autoinstall it (when cancelled it

> stays at the portal page) and Netscape remains blank.

> �

> please help if possible

> thanx in advance

> �

> Matt


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