Re: FLASH: Detecting Flash

[John Dowdell]

At 2:47 PM 9/7/99, Jason R. Madrid wrote:

> My question involves the detection of an installation of flash at an

> OS standpoint rather than Flash itself.  How could I detect whether

> Flash has been installed on a Windows machine programmatically (i.e.

> C++)?


If you're seeking the Flash ActiveX Control, then examine the use of the

"CreateObject()" function... if it cannot create an instance of this

automation control then you'll know that the Flash Player is not available

as a COM object.


jd







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