The REAL ? here is, how much do I owe you for that nugget!!! LOL, Happy Friday everyone. I'm headed out to the Big XII tourney in just a few to drink beer and watch some hoops.
--Ferg jonese wrote: > Ok even after ken's misguided poking (funny stuff really). i coded up > my own OS function based off an older PHP one i used to use. > > I can only test it on Win XP, Win 2k, Win 2k3 and an ancient Mac. > > If you can test on other OS's I'd really appreciate it. just email me > here or off list and I'll send you RAR or Zip of the code. > > Once it's been tested I'll drop it onto CFlib for inclusion. > > Execution is simple > <cfoutout>#osDetect()#</cfoutput> > > This will return a string with the name and possible version of the > OS. (which is what i wanted versus the CGI.HTTP_USER_AGENT ugliness). > > TIA for the testing, and Friday diversion :) > > Oh yea ken just to show you there is no heart feelings here's some > code you can use to show the server version you CF application is > running on (this only took me 9 minutes to write): > > <cfif cgi.server_software neq ""> > > <cfset myServer= cgi.server_software> > > <cfelse> > > <cfset myServer= "unknown"> > > </cfif> > > jonese > > On 3/10/06, Mingo Hagen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Okay, >> >> I personally usualy use some combinations of cgi.user_agent, which do >> count on the cgi.user_agent string being correct, and not faked, like u >> can do in most browsers either through a plugin or nativly. So for >> instanct <cfif cgi.user_agent contains 'mac' and not cgi.user_agent >> contains 'win'> means your probably on a mac, etc. >> >> It would be cool if there is some kind of api to contact a user_agent >> database (I believe there are several online, and free) which then >> return more usable variables, like IsMac or IsIE. >> >> Regards, >> Mingo. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Munson, Jacob wrote: >> >> >>>> <cfif cgi.http_user_agent neq ""> >>>> >>>> <cfset usersOS = CGI.HTTP_USER_AGENT> >>>> >>>> <cfelse> >>>> >>>> <cfset usersOS = "unknown"> >>>> >>>> </cfif> >>>> >>>> Now, if you're not sufficiently advanced in CF development, >>>> I'd suggest >>>> asking for help with this one! Seriously Jonese, I'm sorry to >>>> be having >>>> fun with this at your expense, but you spent way more time >>>> looking for a >>>> function to do this than it would have taken for you to write >>>> a couple >>>> of lines of code and that's even if you only spent 10 minutes looking! >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> I think you are kind of joking, and I do agree that the answer could >>> have been found if the poster poked about a bit, but I have to say that >>> your code will not return the operating system. It will return a bunch >>> of data that may or may not include the operating system. That is why >>> the original poster was hoping someone would give him some direction on >>> a function that will extract the OS from the metadata that all of the >>> various systems out there can return. Also, problems like these are why >>> a company like BrowserHawk is in business. It's not an easy question to >>> answer. >>> >>> >>> ------------- >>> >>> This transmission may contain information that is privileged, confidential >>> and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the >>> intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, >>> distribution, or use of the information contained herein (including any >>> reliance thereon) is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you received this transmission >>> in error, please immediately contact the sender and destroy the material in >>> its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. A1. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:235067 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
