There is a "known issue" with Express Install that if you already have the latest (FP10.0.12.36, for instance) installed, and you try to specify a higher non-existent version number, ExpressInstall (the swf itself) just silently quits/fails without doing any notification to calling code. In this case, the alternate content will stay hidden, but the express install swf content will also be blank.
Obviously, this is not a desired user experience. Technically, the answer is, don't specify a higher non-existent version. But, to be more robust, an enhancement is being put into SWFObject 2.2 which will "timeout" after like 3-5 seconds and signal back to the calling code. This is the issue report regarding this suggestion: http://code.google.com/p/swfobject/issues/detail?id=154 So, the answer is, the behavior I think you are describing (if I understand you correctly) is actually expected behavior, although a little unfortunate for users if you happen to accidentally get the wrong higher version specified. But hopefully that'll be better in swfobject 2.2. For now, just don't specify a non-existent version. --Kyle -------------------------------------------------- From: "Aran Rhee" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 6:32 PM To: <[email protected]> Subject: RE: Expressinstall Not Working in IE6? > > I just need to clarify how you are testing the ExpressInstall: > > - Are swapping out your Flash player plug-in version by hand or through a > plug-in switcher? (changing versions manually can sometimes lead to > corrupt > installs and incorrect version information in IE - make sure you use the > proper uninstaller every time you want to change) > > - As FP10 IS the latest player version, I don't believe you can test for > non-existent player versions like 11, as the expresinstall swf gets the > latest version information from Adobe servers > > If you have 6.0.65+ and go to one of the test pages, and you get the EI > dialog, then everything is working as it should. > > > Aran > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of bergonom > Sent: Tuesday, 3 February 2009 11:12 AM > To: SWFObject > Subject: Expressinstall Not Working in IE6? > > > > I can't seem to get expressinstall working with IE6. > Other people's tests are not even working. > > For instance, when I go to this page in IE6: > http://pipwerks.com/lab/swfobject/expressInstall/2.0/dynamic.html > I get a blank page. No expressinstall.swf. > > My IE6 has the latest plugin v10 installed. > When I try running tests for different versions > of the plugin, the proper SWF shows up if I'm > testing for v8, v9, and v10, but once I go up to > non-existent versions like v11, I get a blank. > If I right click in the blank area I get the SWF > context menu, but no SWF and no expressinstall. > > Anyone else experience this? > > Thanks. > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SWFObject" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/swfobject?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
