Re: An emergency - my life depends on it!

[Donald Harris]

PC with IE 3.0 


All I get is a blank white screen.


Donald Harris

Paul Harris Design

http://mentalsoup.com/


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From: Jonathan Baldwin <jonathan [dot] baldwinukonline [dot] co [dot] uk>

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To: Flash <flashermail [dot] chinwag [dot] com>

> Subject: An emergency - my life depends on it!

> Date: Monday, April 20, 1998 1:43 PM

> 

> Hello all - I've got 66 digests to catch up on. Argh.

> 

> Here's the problem. I was called in to a meeting today and virtually 

> ordered to remove Flash from our company's web site because the IT boys 

> think it doesn't work, and will put people off looking at the site. I 

> used all the arguments about the download time being an investment etc 

> etc. Deaf ears, I'm afraid. Using Flash, I've managed to keep the site to


> just 89k - as traditional GIFs and JPEGs I reckon it would've been over 1


> megabyte.

> 

> It turns out the problem lies in the fact that the first-version site 

> went up today for testing (very basic, hardly an award winner!) but 

> everyone leapt at the chance of seeing it and was greeted with a message 

> saying they didn't have the required plug-in.

> 

> At the moment, the home page checks for the presence of the Flash 

> plug-in, using Dreamweaver's built-in behaviour. If it's not present, you


> get a (currently very plain) 'you need Flash' message.

> 

> Even after the plug-in has been downloaded, the message still comes up.

> 

> I suggested the reason was that the script checks for Flash 2, whereas 

> the plug-in downloaded is now version 3. However, even with the version 2


> plug-in installed, I still seem to get the message. What's going on?

> 

> Please take a look at http://www.hrpc.co.uk and see what happens.

> 

> What I need is to know what code I should include on the home page to 

> check for any version of Flash (at least version 2). If the plug-in is 

> present, the page should download as normal, if not it should go to a 

> page called 'getflash.html'

> 

> Please email me privately (as well as responding to the list if this 

> problem sounds like it might be useful to others) at: 

>

jonathan [dot] baldwinukonline [dot] co [dot] uk

> 

> Unfortunately I can't access the code I used on the homepage without 

> going back to the office, but I really need a solution before then - I'm 

> hoping the time difference will mean some of you Americans will be able 

> to save my career! (it really is that serious...)

> 

> I'm annoyed of course that the problem was broadcast all over the place 

> instead of first being discussed with me so it could be sorted out. 

> Surely that's the point of testing a web site before going public?

> 

> Anyway, hope someone can help.

> 

> Cheers

> 

> Jonathan

> 

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