Hi Geoff,
thank you for the clarification.
so, as the creator of SWFobject, I'm sure you've put a ton of thought into
this. (THANK YOU!)
I want to do the best thing. would you say "Basic Flash Embed with Express
Install allowed " is the best option? Or does it still succumb to the
problem you outlined below?
Basically, .... what do you use?
also, yes, I did initially try testing on a local machine, but ultimately
tested on a remote server. The results are inconsistent.
thanks again,
Kurt
At 08:37 AM 10/17/2006, you wrote:
there's one other issue with expressinstall, and that is if you are
using IE, and some other program on your system is using the flash
player .ocx file, then when you finish the upgrade, and your original
browser window closes and the new one opens, the page will still
think that you have the older flash player installed... so it will
prompt to start the install all over again.
this mostly happens with people using MSN messenger with the flash
player in it (not sure the details, but i guess they have some skins
or something that use flash?) this causes the ocx file to be locked
and the upgrade can't finish until they quit all the apps that use
the flash player. then everything is fine.
as for your general issues with the upgrade: the first thing to test,
is are you testing it on a web server? the redirect won't work if you
are launching it from a local file - this is a common mistake people
make when testing it.
On Oct 17, 2006, at 8:05 AM, Kurt Dommermuth wrote:
HI Toby,
Thanks for the comments. Can I get your opinion on something?
I've gone the route of using express install because it seemed to
be that at worst you wouldn't be redirected back.
Are there other risks?
Thanks,
Kurt
At 06:45 AM 10/17/2006, you wrote:
Can I recommend you subscribe to the SWFobject list and post this
question
there > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On the point of the issue you are experiencing I would have
thought this
could have been also been influenced by browser behaviour and the
installers
behaviour, regardless of SWFObject, infact, I doubt SWFObject has any
control over the installer or what it does after it has installed...
although that is pure guesswork!
OT: I think you will be lucky if you manage to get the express
install to
work identically on a lot of browsers over the next year,
especially with
IE7 coming out. Personally I would hold your horses depending on the
commercial status of the website you are attaching this
functionality too.
Hope the ramblings help!
T
> -----Original Message-----
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>> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kurt Dommermuth
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> Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Express Install (again)
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> A follow-up.
>
> It just worked on one and not the other. So freakin' erratic.
>
> will there ever be solid flash detection?
>
>
>
>
>
> At 01:53 PM 10/16/2006, you wrote:
>
> >Hello All,
> >
> >I've seen a few posts regarding express install/ swfObject/ ufo
etc..
> >
> >I'm having a problem with both Adobe's express install scheme and
> swfObject.
> >
> >IE 6 works fine.
> >
> >Firefox (1.5.0.7) forces me to close the browser. No redirect
back.
> >
> >I've tried on two different computers. no joy.
> >
> >Anyone else experience this? Is this a known problem? Any fix?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Kurt
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