Katherine; Detecting Flash on Mac can really be hit or miss. To this day, I have not found a reliable means of detecting it on Mac Netscape 3.x; on some computers it works, and on some computers it doesn't.
What I do to get around this is include a small (18px x 18px) Flash movie at the bottom of my entrance page. All the movie does is forward users to a page that sets a client variable saying Flash is present. If Flash is not available on the machine, the movie does not run and the Flash never shows. This is as close to reliable as I have been able to get, however, I would be interested in hearing how other developers get around this issue. M -----Original Message----- From: Katherine Maltby [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 7:04 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: OT : Flash & CF Mac plugin problems Sorry to be a bit off topic here but need some help...... We have a website which on the first page, based on a flash plugin detect script, selects whether to pull in a flat html menu, or a flash one. On our local version it works on all browsers, however, once uploaded to the live site Mac browsers select the flash menu but then brings up a 'click here to download plugin' box instead of loading the flash file. The file is being directed through ColdFusion variables, but I cannot understand how it is working locally but not live. The CF is only stating which on-state to show on the menu, and is currently using only one variable, i.e. nothing really complex....has anyone come across anything like this before? Cheers, Kath Katherine Maltby Web Production Director Thoughtbubble Ltd Media Development -------------------------------------------------- United Kingdom http://www.thoughtbubble.net http://www.thoughtbubble.co.uk Ph: +44 (0) 20 7387 8890 -------------------------------------------------- New Zealand http://www.thoughtbubble.co.nz The information in this email and in any attachments is confidential and intended solely for the attention and use of the named addressee(s) . Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Thoughtbubble. This information may be subject to legal, professional or other privilege and further distribution of it is strictly prohibited without our authority. If you are not the intended recipient, you are not authorised to disclose, copy, distribute, or retain this message. Please notify us on +44 (0) 20 7387 8890. ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
