Re: FLASH: Detect options

[Mark Kelley]

Rusty,


If you are using  I.E. - just load flash as an ActiveX control - in the

object part of the web page assign a value to "codebase" - it should be the

URL and version number of the flash ActiveX control - compressed as a cab

file.  The control will automatically load if the user does not already have

that version of that ActiveX control or have their security setting set to

not receive ActiveX controls.


I would suggest using ActiveX controls rather than plugins on I.E. machines.

The ActiveX control provides the same functionality as the plugin but rather

than being tied just to the browser, it is tied to the operating system.

Bottom line, with ActiveX controls your really providing a plugin for the

operating system not just the browser.  And the user doesn't have to go

through the frustration of downloading and installing a plugin.


Regards,

Mark Kelley



-----Original Message-----

From: Rusty Worden <

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Date: Tuesday, January 26, 1999 1:07 AM

Subject: FLASH: Detect options



>Hi folks,

> If you can offer some advice please do so. I am trying to create a page

that will tell the viewer whether or not they have the plugin. Here is what

I have now.

>

>I have an html page with an invisible flash movie that has 10 frames. Frame

1 says to get url. This action I am hoping will work if the user has the

plugin and flash is able to play.

>

>I have a meta tag that refreshes the screen to go to another page after 15

seconds if the flash doesn't redirect the user first.

>

>In this way I am hoping to send the user to the necessary page for them.

>

>The problem is that it works fine in Netscape..but in Internet Explorer it

does not work. Can anyone offer up some suggestions? I am fresh out of

ideas...

>

>Thanks in advance.

>

>

>

>Rusty Worden

>Web Content Engineer

>Cisco Systems

>408-527-7587

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