Brian,
We use the following javascript
<script language="javascript">
// Flash Version Detector v1.2.1
// documentation:
http://www.dithered.com/javascript/flash_detect/index.html
// license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/1.0/
// code by Chris Nott (chris[at]dithered[dot]com)
// with VBScript code from Alastair Hamilton (now somewhat
modified)
function isDefined(property) {
return (typeof property != 'undefined');
}
var flashVersion = 0;
function getFlashVersion() {
var latestFlashVersion = 8;
var agent = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
// NS3 needs flashVersion to be a local variable
if (agent.indexOf("mozilla/3") != -1 && agent.indexOf("msie")
== -1) {
flashVersion = 0;
}
// NS3+, Opera3+, IE5+ Mac (support plugin array):
check for Flash plugin in plugin array
if (navigator.plugins != null &&
navigator.plugins.length > 0) {
var flashPlugin = navigator.plugins['Shockwave
Flash'];
if (typeof flashPlugin == 'object') {
for (var i = latestFlashVersion; i >= 3;
i--) {
if (flashPlugin.description.indexOf(i +
'.') != -1) {
flashVersion = i;
break;
}
}
}
}
// IE4+ Win32: attempt to create an ActiveX object
using VBScript
else if (agent.indexOf("msie") != -1 &&
parseInt(navigator.appVersion) >= 4 && agent.indexOf("win")!=-1 &&
agent.indexOf("16bit")==-1) {
var doc = '<scr' + 'ipt language="VBScript"\> \n';
doc += 'On Error Resume Next \n';
doc += 'Dim obFlash \n';
doc += 'For i = ' + latestFlashVersion + ' To 3 Step
-1 \n';
doc += ' Set obFlash =
CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash." & i) \n';
doc += ' If IsObject(obFlash) Then \n';
doc += ' flashVersion = i \n';
doc += ' Exit For \n';
doc += ' End If \n';
doc += 'Next \n';
doc += '</scr' + 'ipt\> \n';
document.write(doc);
}
// WebTV 2.5 supports flash 3
else if (agent.indexOf("webtv/2.5") != -1) flashVersion
= 3;
// older WebTV supports flash 2
else if (agent.indexOf("webtv") != -1) flashVersion = 2;
// Can't detect in all other cases
else {
flashVersion = flashVersion_DONTKNOW;
}
return flashVersion;
}
flashVersion_DONTKNOW = -1;
</script>
Hope this helps.
Warm Regards,
Sameer S. Kekade.
QUATRO FOUR RETAIL
"The right connections for your business"
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Brian
Sent: Wednesday, 15 September 2004 11:56 AM
To: CFAussie Mailing List
Subject: [cfaussie] Flash version detection
Does anyone has a CF page of CFC that detects what version of flash a
browser is running.
Brian Knott
MIS Analyst
Group Accounting & MIS, Accounting and Tax
(07)383 55977
Suncorp Pty Ltd
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