how to get the version string of the current flash player version

[fantasio]

hi there,

a client asked me to incorporate a flash version check in a flash application i made for him.
it should read something like:

"you have flash player 10.x.x.x.x.x.x.x
the current version is 10.1.x.x.x.x.x.x"

the user veriosn is easy to get with Capabilities.version
but is there an url on adobe's site to get the string of the current downloadable version from?

thanks!

[regbolD]

http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ ?

[fantasio]

http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ ?

no, i need the version string ... no download link

[cancerinform]

One possibility is to use the swfobject and flashvars.

<script type="text/javascript" src="swfobject.js"></script>
        <script type="text/javascript">
        var playerVersion = swfobject.getFlashPlayerVersion();
        var playVersion = playerVersion.major + "." + playerVersion.minor + "." + playerVersion.release;
        var flashvars = {};
        flashvars.myVar = playVersion;
        swfobject.embedSWF("test.swf", "myId", "550", "400", "10.0.0", "expressInstall.swf",flashvars);
        </script> 

and inside flash

var myVar:String = root.loaderInfo.parameters.myVar;

Another possibility is this:

trace(Capabilities.version);

[fantasio]

ermm, i think i did not make myself clear enough, sorry for that.
what i meant:
in flash i check the version with

Capabilities.version

i find the operating system with

Capabilities.version.split(" ")[0]

now i would like to send a request to a server to check which version is the current one for this operating system.
if the returned number would be higher than the one i checked i would show a message.

thanks.

[cancerinform]

As far as I know that does not exist unless you go directly to the Adobe site, where you have a download link. You can make your own little list on your server and update the list regularly. I don't see any necessity for that, unless you encounter a website requiring a newer version. But then the user would be asked to update.

[fantasio]

i know, i know, i try to explain that to my client ...

As far as I know that does not exist unless you go directly to the Adobe site, where you have a download link. You can make your own little list on your server and update the list regularly. I don't see any necessity for that, unless you encounter a website requiring a newer version. But then the user would be asked to update.