FLASH: Plugin instalation problems

[Nigel Randsley-Pena]

Flashers, Shockers and Macromedia minions ;)


A bit of background first:

I'm doing some Flash work for a client that has remote posts across a

vast region. These outlets connect via the Internet to the main office

and will be using a browser to access a Flash based site that is a front

end for an automated order system. In itself the solution works very

well, I'm using Flash4 + PHP + MySQL if you want to know.

After a testing phase we are now implementing the solution and this is

where all the problems crop up.

Each location has a windows based computer with the Opera browser.

For those of you that don't know this browser it's a lightweight fast

browser that is quite used in Europe.

Now the problem is installing with installing the plugins.

The process in itself is quite simple. Just direct the browser to MM's

site and download the installer. This part any user can understand. 

Close the browser after download execute the downloaded installation

programme. This is where everything goes wrong.

The installer defaults to a netscape browser with an option of selecting

another browser. The user gives the location of the plugin folder of

this other browser the install routine does it stuff and then up pops an

error window saying it can't find C:\Opera\Netscape or one of it's

components !

What's the logic behind this ? If it's another browser why does the

installer insist it's Netscape ? Or is this in the great american

tradition of 'you can choose any colour as long as it's black' ?

Anyway disregarding this error condition appears to produce no ill

effects, I think the only thing that happens is that Macromedia does not

get feedback on a successful install.

Does anyone know if this is in fact true, or will the users experience

strange errors later while using Flashed or Shocked based content ?



Nigel


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