Re: FLASH: Detect options

[Colin Moock]

flashershocker [dot] com

,Internet writes:

>Hi folks,

>	If you can offer some advice please do so. I am trying to create a page that

>will tell the viewer whether or not they have the plugin. Here is what I have

>now.


>I have an html page with an invisible flash movie that has 10 frames. Frame 1

>says to get url. This action I am hoping will work if the user has the plugin

>and flash is able to play.


>I have a meta tag that refreshes the screen to go to another page after 15

>seconds if the flash doesn't redirect the user first. 


>In this way I am hoping to send the user to the necessary page for them. 


>The problem is that it works fine in Netscape..but in Internet Explorer it does

>not work. Can anyone offer up some suggestions? I am fresh out of ideas...


This technique normally works.  Double check that the mime type is set on the

server you have your files on.  For reference, you can check a working version

of what you are building at:

colinmoock.iceinc.com/webdesign/flash/

(under detection)


colin


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