> I have just finished the development of a mobile site for our
> university. I have placed a redirect script on the home page and
> everything seems to be working. I was wondering if there is a more
> streamlined approach to detecting the different devices. Right now I am
> checking for specific brands. I can see this list expanding as more
> devices come on the market. Any thoughts.
>
> <cfif findNoCase('blackberry', CGI.HTTP_USER_AGENT)>
> <cflocation url="http://esu.mpill.me"; addtoken="no">
> <cfelseif findNoCase('iphone', CGI.HTTP_USER_AGENT)>
> <cflocation url="http://esu.mpill.me"; addtoken="no">
> <cfelseif findNoCase('droid', CGI.HTTP_USER_AGENT)>
> <cflocation url="http://esu.mpill.me"; addtoken="no">
> <cfelseif CGI.HTTP_ACCEPT CONTAINS "text/vnd.wap.wml">
> <cflocation url="http://esu.mpill.me"; addtoken="no">
> </cfif>

Well, my first recommendation might have been to use mobile
stylesheets instead of creating a separate site, but it's probably too
late for that.

My second recommendation might be to use the scripts here:

http://detectmobilebrowser.com/

Click on the "Download Scripts" link in the middle of the page, then
choose ColdFusion.

Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software
http://www.figleaf.com/
http://training.figleaf.com/

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