| Flash detection
What is the simplest and most compatible method? |
rpking
msg:852799 | 10:38 am on Mar 16, 2001 (gmt 0) |
I need a simple short and rock solid flash detection scheme. I've seen a very short Javascript code that uses the navigator.mimeTypes["application/x-shockwave-flash"] property to write an EMBED statement or an alternative gif. However, this javascript property is bugged in IE. It seems to have to be combined with a lot of OBJECT code (which is invoked on Active-x browsers) as well which makes the whole thing very bulky. Is there a shorter way to achieve this?
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tedster
msg:852800 | 12:54 pm on Mar 16, 2001 (gmt 0) |
As far as I know, if you want to detect the presence of a Flash 3 player, and up, you need to go the route you described, and wrap your EMBED tags within a set of OBJECT tags. I've just been reading up on this a bit, as I wade into the Flash-y waters. It seems that if you want to detect Flash 4 up, there is a non-JavaScript method. This involves embedding information in the Flash 4 file itself. There's a lot of technical information accesible on the MacroMedia site [macromedia.com]. After studying for a while, I came the conclusion that there is no short and sweet method. But the next time I see a Flash banner ad, I'm going to try to grab that code.
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