FLASH: Flash Detection question

[Rob Brewster]

Dear Flashers,


I am presently working on a large site for a local business.  I am very keen

to incorporate Flash into the site where possible, so a) it can add a bit of

pizzazz and b) so it will help expose Flash some more and help others see

examples of what my company can do apart from the normal HTML web stuff.


However what I don't want to do is have users choose between the HTML or

Flash site, or wait to download the Active-X control or plug-in if they

haven't got it.  In other words I want a fool-proof system that will send

users with Flash capabilities to the Flash site and everyone else to the

HTML only site - without the risk of throwing up errors to anyone.

Unfortunately I don't have every combination of OS and browser versions to

test with.


I found the following code on the MM site that suggests it will do what I am

after, but I was hoping someone could advise me as to what browsers and OS's

will correctly interpret and act on this code, and more importantly which

browsers won't.  If some browsers (e.g. IE 3.0 ?) won't interpret this, is

there a way around it.


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<script LANGUAGE="JavaScript">

<!-- use this comment tag to hide the enclosed code from old browsers.


if ((navigator.appName == "Microsoft Internet Explorer" &&

    navigator.appVersion.indexOf("Mac") == -1 &&

    navigator.appVersion.indexOf("3.1") == -1) ||


    (navigator.plugins && navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash"])

                       || navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash 2.0"]){


   //Load a pre-defined HTML page with Flash Player in it into the browser

window.

    window.location='flashed.html';

}

else {

    //Load a pre-defined HTML page without Flash Player into the browser

window.

    window.location='unflashed.html';

}


// Close the comment tag. -->

</script>

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As usual, thank you all for your time :)


Kind Regards

Rob


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Robert Brewster

Director

Aztech Designs Pty. Ltd.

A.C.N. 084 024 555

Website: http://www.aztechdesigns.com

Email:

Robaztechdesigns [dot] com

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