FLASH: browser/plug-in detection to play either Flash or gif

[Keenwitted]

Hi everyone!


A few executives at my work are afraid to put a Flash banner on the site for 

fear that some users may not see it. I made an animated gif (different from 

the Flash one) as a back up and was wondering if there is a way to detect the 

browser and/or plug-in of the user so that if they they have an old browser 

or don't have Flash installed, they would see the animated gif. 


this is a key question that will determine the next version of our site and 

help me convince them to use Flash for the next incarnation of the site.


thanks so much,


cloe


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