RE: FLASH: $version variable broken in Netscape?

[Matthew Buchanan]

> -----Original Message-----

>

From: Matt Wobensmith [mwobensmithmacromedia [dot] com (mailto:mwobensmithmacromedia [dot] com)]

> Sent: Tuesday, 8 February 2000 05:19

> To: Matthew Buchanan

> Subject: Re: FLASH: $version variable broken in Netscape?

> 

> 

> Hello Matt -

> 

> The $version variable was added after the initial release of the 

> 4.0 player. It isn't present in the r7 player. I don't have an 

> r13 player to test at the moment, but it may or may not be in that one

> either. It is definitely in the r17 players and later - this 

> would be the vast majority of players out there. 

> 

> If you're scripting for player version detection, you may want to 

> account for the fact that if no string is returned, they have an 

> r7 or r13 player. I think you've pointed out an important fact, and I

> will have to change the TechNote to reflect this.

> 

> The Flash Player Printing SDK offers more info on this $version 

> variable. I simply took out the basics of it for that particular 

> TechNote. In addition, I'm working on a more concise TechNote on using

> this variable - I'll definitely include this specific information.

> 

> Thanks for letting me know about this -

> 

> Matt


No problem Matt. You may also want to mention (if you haven't

already) that when using this variable to do version evaluation,

the version 3 player executes the last branch in an If.. Else.. End If

statement. This had me confused for quite a while until I remembered

a post from the Flasher list many months back to this effect, and the

last branch in my If statement now points to my version 3 content...


Thanks for your quick reply,


Matt


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