That's not amazon.com detecting the CLR version on your machine, it's that you're using a version of IE that sends that information as part of its browser caps. Amazon.com is just echoing that information back to you.
-Mike http://staff.develop.com/woodring http://www.develop.com/devresources ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacob Grass" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 2:45 PM Subject: Re: [DOTNET] Detecting DotNet from the browser I know it's possible, but I am not sure how. . . If you follow this Amazon link [1], for example, it will tell you what version of the CLR you have installed (at least it does on my machine) . . . Not sure how they get it though. . Note, this is an intentionally bad link that will bring up Amazon's a page claiming the browser has a bug. . . [1] - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/103-4291205-3783066 Jacob A. Grass > -----Original Message----- > From: Patrick Burrows [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 3:40 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [DOTNET] Detecting DotNet from the browser > > > Is there a way to detect whether or not the DotNet runtime has been > installed on a user's machine from the Browser? I'd like to > write a web > page that detects if it is installed or not, and then either > direct them > to a download page for the dotnet install, or the download page for my > app. > > > > > -- > Patrick Burrows > What have I ever done to make you treat me > so disrespectfully? If you'd come to me in > friendship, then this scum that ruined your > daughter would be suffering this very day. > And if by chance an honest man like yourself > should make enemies, then they would become > my enemies. And then they would fear you. > -------------------- > Now Playing: natalie merchant & tracy chapman - in the ghetto (live) > -------------------- > > You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe > from DOTNET, or > subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com. > You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com. You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com.
