FLASH: detect player

[Matthew Buchanan]

> how can i make the viewer know if to get the flash 4 plugin

> i know about the redirection thing,but i would like to have an animation that

> changes according to version of flash.i know flash 3 doesn't support load into

> target but is there another way.read something about transparency at some

> point but cant remember


Place a movie clip on a layer near the top of your file. In the MC,

place a message that reads: "This movie requires version 4 or higher

of Flash player to work correctly..." or similar. Name the instance,

then on the same frame use a Set Property command to set the alpha

of the MC to 0% - all version 4 players will render your warning

message invisible (probably - hopefully -  before it even appears),

while version 3 players will ignore the Set Property and leave

the message visible.



Matthew Buchanan   http://www.webmedia.co.nz   649.377.7910




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