I just tested, and was able to get my Flash application to load on one of these client computers using the statci publishing method though it continues to fail with the dynamic publishing method. What is the difference in the method used to check Flash Player version between static and dynamic?
It seems that when the users get an alert that there is a new flash player version available, if they click yes and don't have administrative rights, the upgrade does not install, but something happens to the way the plug in reports the player version. The static publishing method can still handle this and displays the flash content, but the public method displays my alternate content. On May 10, 1:02 pm, Aran Rhee <[email protected]> wrote: > If the user's machine is coming up with a version of 0.0.0 in the test page, > and you know that there is a flash player of any kind installed on the > machine then it means the machine has a corrupt install of the Flash Player. > This seems to happen (especially) on IE under certain > conditions. Unfortunately when this happens, the only way to actually fix it > is to use the uninstaller and reinstall the player > > The version checking that you see on Adobe's site is coming from within the > Flash player itself (which can always access its own version) as opposed to > checking through the browser. > > SWFObject uses the best known methods in Javascript to do the player version > detection by checking the Mozilla plugins Object and IE ActiveXObject. What > you are seeing is a result of the plugin not being able to accurately tell > the browser its version info... > > Sorry there is not a solution to offer you on this.... > > Aran > > On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 1:25 PM, srob > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > I am using swfobjet to check for flash player. I constantly get calls > > from users who get the alternative content screen and can't access the > > ap. If I check the user's flash version using the adobe site, it says > > 10.x. If I check using Java script with this link: > > >http://www.bobbyvandersluis.com/swfobject/testsuite_2_2/test_api_getf... > > I get "You have flash player 0.0.0 installed. My current solution is > > to go out and uninstall then reinstall Flash Player. Does anyone know > > why this might be happening. The user's don't have administrative > > rights, but this seems to coincide with Flash Player updates. My > > index.htm is pasted below. > > 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.
