Re: FLASH: Flash 4 Detection Script

[Colin Moock]

flasherchinwag [dot] com

,Internet writes:

>Just took a quick trip out to Colin Moock's site and I noticed he's got

>Javascript-based plug-in detect scripts for Flash vers 2 and 3, but for Flash

>4

>he has a non-script detection scheme.  Is there a reason for this.

haven't had the time to update the javascript approach. next time i update it

i'm likely also going to add a vb script detector for ie on windows.


>Is there any reason I can't

>change the script to


> if(navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash 4.0"])


>or some other such thing?

yup, something in that neighbourhood would work. it wouldn't take much to

adapt the 3.0 detection to work the same way with 4.0.


or you could just save yourself the trouble and simply put this on your entry

page:


[enter flash site here]   [enter non-flash site here]


colin


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