Re: FLASH: Platform / version sniffer that will also work in Flash 4 player I Really need this to work

[Gregg Caines]

Is the SWF a version 4 SWF? You're obviously authoring in

Flash 5, but how are you exporting?  Also If you're going to use

$version in Flash 4, you must access it like this:


eval("$version")


(and make sure you're dealing with expressions, not strings).


If you're still having trouble, create an on-screen text box to tell

you what the variable really is.  That should give you a hint about

what is going wrong.  Also keep in mind that $version doesn't

work in the authoring environment...only through a web page so

don't bother trying TRACE.


Your biggest problem is the lack of eval though, as I said earlier.


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Gregg Caines

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> Simple passing of string to tell target what to do isn't working!

>

> I am try to use the "$version" command (which does work in both F4 & F5)

to

> "sniff" what platform and what version of Flash player they are using.

Once

> this has been found out the appropriate icon is displayed...simple in

> theory..but it won't work with the F4 player, but works fine with F5

> player!!

>

>

> if(subString($version,0,1)== "M"){

> tellTarget (clip) {

> gotoAndStop("apple");

> }

> } else if(subString($version,0,1) == "W"){

> tellTarget(clip){

> gotoAndStop("pc");

> }}

>

> But I really need this or something like this to work in F4 player

>

>

> Anyone got any suggestions?

>

>

>

> Thanks

>

>

> George.

>

>

>

> I have tried to create a similar scipt in F4:

>

> Set Variable: "os" = "$version"

> If (Substring(os,0,1) =" W")

>       Begin Tell Target ("/platforrm")

>             Go to and Play ("windows")

>       End Tell Target

> Else If (Substring(os,0,1) =" M")

>       Begin Tell Target ("/platforrm")

>             Go to and Play ("apple")

>       End Tell Target

> End If

>

>

> But I can't seem to enter $version as an action even though I have seen

this

> done on:    http://www.flashbrothers.com/vers/




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