Flash only Player Detection

[CaptainNeeder]

Hi there,

Please can somebody tell me the code required to do a GetURL which only the Flash Player 6 will do?

Thanks,

CN.

[oldnewbie]

You mean condition the getURL to work if and only the Flash player 6 is installed?

[CaptainNeeder]

Yes, that's it!

[oldnewbie]

Use getVersion()...

// a simple function to get the version number...

_root.getVersionNum = function() {
var num = getVersion().substr(4, 1);
return num;
};

// and use like so...

if (_root.getVersionNum() < 6) {
getURL("http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash");
} else {
getURL("/main.htm")
}

[CaptainNeeder]

Thanks oldnewbie.

[CaptainNeeder]

Oh, hang on.

'getVersion().substr(4, 1)' will give you a blank space if the platform is UNIX.

Look here

C.

[oldnewbie]

Check for the platform also, then!

[CaptainNeeder]

But new one's may arise.

What I need is some code which simply won't work in 5 and below.

For the Flash player 5, I think this could be achieved by calling a function.

[CaptainNeeder]

I think I got it.

I just switched compression on.