Detecting Flash in Internet Explorer.

[Jose Rodz]

I need to detect Flash in Internet Explorer. I know that i can detect it in
Netscape Navigator using javascript (navigator.plugins)but this only seems
to work with Netscape. Is there a way to do it in Internet Explorer? I need
something that works in both Netscape and Microsoft Internet Explorer. Thanks
in advance.

[Dan]

Try with ->
if (navigatorl.mimeTypes['application/x-shockwave-flash'].enabledPlugin
|| navigator.mimeTypes['application/futuresplash'].enabledPlugin)
alert('flash is installed')
or with ->
if (document.open('application/x-shockwave-flash')!=null) alert('flash
plugin found!')

Dan
"Jose Rodz" <rodriguezj.orion@afwtf.navy.mil> wrote in message
news:3c1e1323@147.208.176.211...
>
> I need to detect Flash in Internet Explorer. I know that i can detect it
in
> Netscape Navigator using javascript (navigator.plugins)but this only seems
> to work with Netscape. Is there a way to do it in Internet Explorer? I
need
> something that works in both Netscape and Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Thanks
> in advance.

[Jose Rodz]

Thanks. I checked both ways but they didn't work.

"Dan" <dann@hotpop.com> wrote:
> Try with ->
> if (navigatorl.mimeTypes['application/x-shockwave-flash'].enabledPlugin
>|| navigator.mimeTypes['application/futuresplash'].enabledPlugin)
>alert('flash is installed')
> or with ->
> if (document.open('application/x-shockwave-flash')!=null) alert('flash
>plugin found!')
>
> Dan
>"Jose Rodz" <rodriguezj.orion@afwtf.navy.mil> wrote in message
>news:3c1e1323@147.208.176.211...
>>
>> I need to detect Flash in Internet Explorer. I know that i can detect
it
>in
>> Netscape Navigator using javascript (navigator.plugins)but this only seems
>> to work with Netscape. Is there a way to do it in Internet Explorer? I
>need
>> something that works in both Netscape and Microsoft Internet Explorer.
>Thanks
>> in advance.
>
>

[Michael]

IE doesn't support the plugins array or the plugins object. IE doesn't use
plugins they use ActiveX controls. If you want to detect in IE you have to
use this code...

<script language = "VBScript">
if isObject(createObject("shockwaveFlash.shockwaveFlash.3")) or
isObject(createObject("shockwaveFlash.shockwaveFlash.4")) or
isObject(createObject("shockwaveFlash.shockwaveFlash.5")) then
msgBox("You hav Flash installed!")
else
msgBox("You dont have Flash installed!")
end if
</script>

You can try testing for shockwaveFlash.2 but in most current browsers it
isn't recognized anymore and will throw a "Cant create object" error.
In the near future Macromedia will be releasing version 6 so you will have
to update your code to test for shockwaveFlash.6 but as of now it too will
throw an error.
Note: do not add the runat=server attribute of the script tag or it will
always check if the server hosting the page has Flash. Not the client visiting
your site.

"Jose Rodz" <rodriguezj.orion@afwtf.navy.mil> wrote:
>
>I need to detect Flash in Internet Explorer. I know that i can detect it
in
>Netscape Navigator using javascript (navigator.plugins)but this only seems
>to work with Netscape. Is there a way to do it in Internet Explorer? I need
>something that works in both Netscape and Microsoft Internet Explorer. Thanks
>in advance.