1) Yes, WMP version can be detected by Javascript 2) The player is already located on your (Windows and OSX) machine. If the content cannot be streamed through the firewall, the player throws an error. "Windows Media Player cannot find the network resources. Error: 0x800CD001".
Windows Media Player has a Class id and is embedded into a webpage in the same manner that a flash player is. You can download the Windows Media Player SDK which contains all of this information at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmedia. - Matt Small -----Original Message----- From: Burns, John D [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 2:38 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Bloomberg article Can WMP version be detected via a JS script like Flash? I'd be curious to know. What if firewalls block WM content, would that show up as a non-existent player? John Burns Certified Advanced ColdFusion MX Developer Wyle Laboratories, Inc. | Web Developer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:203383 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
