Flash :: Flash Detector

FLASH 5 DETECTOR...Help?
Does anyone know a code for a nice, easy FLASH 5 detector? My movie has one frame for loading and detection, the second is for the 'NO FLASH DETECTED' alert and the third on is my movie.
Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!

Thanks so much!

-Justin

Flash MX Detector
What is the code that i need to have my page detect if the person has flash 6 or not, and if he/she does not have it open up a new window to the macromedia flashplayer download page?

Flash 6 Detector
Anyone have a simple version 6 detector?
To detect 5 from 6, I used the (then) new "with" action. On the first fram I'd have a button saying "you need flash 5, click here etc." on the same frame there was an MC with an with action that sent the playhead to the next frame, which started the movie. Anyone new actions in 6 that might work similarly?

Flash 6 Detector
Does anyone know where i can get a Flash 6 detector for my application? The use must have flash 6 in order to view my file.

Thanks
Ffoeg

Flash Detector
Hey there, can anyone tell me how to create a flash detector. So for example, some flashing txt will appear saying "Detecting flash", and then if they havent got it, the user will be prompted with the appropraite msg....or is there any tutorials around. I remeber seeing something about it on here, but i can seem to find it, someone plzzzz help

Thanks Lopster

Flash Detector
Hello, I was just wondering if anyone might have either an actionscript, or javascript for automatically detecting the latest flash plugin.

Thanks,
~Steve~

Flash Detector ?
Hey.

I am making a completely Flash MX based Web site.
I am concerned that people without Flash won't be able to view my site.

I know a lot of sites have a opening page stating: " this site requires a Flash plugin... continue... or download Flash here".

I am wondering if it's possible to not have this opening page for Flash users, but it will only appear for the non Flash users?

I think I need to be looking for a Flash detector - but I am not sure.
Could someone please point me in the right direction?

Cheers, werglum

Flash Detector
Can anyone tell me how to generate something that will detect if the web user has flash player, and if not it will take them through the download process?.

Flash Detector
Does anyone know how to include a flash player detector on a website?

So that it will detect whether the user has the latest version of flash player installed or not?

And if they haven't, it will then display a message saying:

'This site requires Flash Player 7, download it here...etc.

Any ideas?

Thanx

Flash Detector And SEO?
Hi,

I my site will have two version, a flash version, and and html version.

I would like the default site to be the flash version, then if folks do not have a plugin I want the site to automatically go to the html version.

This I know is not that difficult to do.
But here is my concern.

The html version of my site is extremely search engine friendly. Since I launced it one month ago I've been indexed well. So, how can I have the default version in flash, yet still make sure that my site is well crawled?

Someone suggested that I mage a doorway index page. If someone has flash they will automatically be taken to flash site. If they do not, they will automatically be taken to html site. Is that the best option, or are there other more sophisticate and more SEF options available?

Flash Detector
when we publish flash it has a check box for verity flash version
should we check it and then what do we do wtht he file it creates
i dont get it
faith

Flash Detector?
Hey, can someone help me here, can you give me the code, or atleast give me a tutorial of a flash detector. I want to use Javascript as the language for the detector. SO i will have it on a plain HTML page (aka. SPLASH page), and if it doesn't detect flash it will take it to another page, to get flash player 6.0 or greater.

Thanks,
Alex

Flash 8 Detector
hi
I am making my new site in flash 8.
I have noticed on some computers that when i enter a flash 8 created site I just get a blank screen. ?
how can i make sure this doesn't happen to people looking at mine?
is there a script i can include that will redirect users without the relevant player to the flash 8 player download page? or is there a funstion which lets flash do this automatically in the publish settings?

thanks
Jaygo

Flash Detector
Does anyone know how I could detect what version of Flash someone's using in AS2 and/or JS? coz I have some Flash7 critical stuff, and I want everyone to be able to see it in all it's glory

Flash 5/6 Detector
Hello there,

Anyone know where I can get a Flash 5/6 plug in detector script from?

Tried various different resource sites but can't seem to find anything suitable. I notice MX has an option to include one in the HTML script but I'd prefer to put it in the Flash.

I have a large site that works fine in 5 with the exception of 2 pages which have complex script in them so it would be good to put detectors on these pages only.

Any clues folks?

Thanking you...

Flash Detector
Okay heres the deal.....i wanna create a splash page but with flash not html so i was thinking if there was a way of detecting if a person had flash player installed on their computer and if not they would be redirected to install one....before they even get to the splash page...which would obviously be in flash...can someone please help me....i'd appreciate it...thanx

Flash 5 Player Detector
Hi there

What is the action script to detect if the .swf is playeing from flash player 4 or 5.

there is a way by using some words which flash 4 did not use like "with" or "while" to direct to a certain frame...
or something like that... just can't remember exactly..

help guys!!!!!!!!!

Problem With Flash Detector
I'm using a flash detector I found here on Flashkit. It uses a Math function as follows:

a = Math.cos (0);
if (a=1) {
loadMovieNum ("http://hill.nccr.epa.gov/airnow/aqikids/games/aqi/AQIintro.swf", 0)
} else { getURL ("http://hill.nccr.epa.gov/airnow/aqikids/detects.html", "_blank");
}
stop ();

It works, except that the detects.html version (i.e., the redirect if you don't have Flash 5) pops up a second blank window. I've tried adding _parent and _self, but there's still this annoying blank window.

Any ideas how to get rid of it?

Thanks,

Rick

Help With Testing Flash Detector
Hey Guys, I wanted to get your opinions on testing Flash Detectors. I used the one from Moock.org and usually just cut n paste it into my pages. But how would you test on browsers without the Flash Plug-In? Or better yet does anyone know how to disable the Flash Plug-In for IE and NN temporarily? This way I can make sure they work in non-flash enabled browsers. Thanks for the help.

Flash Plugin Detector
I am publishing my movies in Flash Version 5. I need to get some help on how to determine if the user has the Flash player installed in their PC.

If the movie is publishing in Flash Version 5, are the users able to see the movie using other Flash players besides Flash Player Version 5?

What are the websites that users can download Flash Players?

Thanks!!

Flash Version Detector
hi.
im looking for some javascript to detect if flashplayer is installed and to tell what version. So then can be directed to the correct page.
could any one help
thanks

Flash Player Detector
how do you overcome the problem of machines not having a flash player installed!

do you even worry about it these days!

can anyone point me to a tut or movie to create a flash detector!
cant find one on this site.

cheers rat

Flash 6 Plugin Detector
Hello,

I'm wondering does anyone know of a good Flash 6 plugin detector that will take you straight to the flash movie if you have the correct plugin, but if you don't will inform you that you need it.

Thanx!
mr.chris
MadDope.com

(MX) Flash Detector With A Twist
just point me to a thread if this was discussed before.

We are in the making of a page. We are going to make a flash and html versions of the site, and a splash screen where the user chooses either one. We thought the most elegant way to make a detector would be:

-if the user clicks the flash link, javaScript would detect for the plugin, if not found or unsufficient it would pop up a 'get flash' page, otherwise it would just go right to the flash page.
Of course, if the user clicks the html link, no detector should be necessary...

I guess an if/else conditional would have to be made in a JS function and the flash link would execute that function when clicked... sorry but my lack of JS poderio is a fact.

THANKS!!

Flash Player Detector?
Does anyone know how to have a little window within a html file that can detect if the viewer has the right or any version of flashplayer? And have that window tell the viewer to either go get flashplayer, or continue on to the flash part of the website? Is this done within flash, html or a bit of both, I’m guessing the latter...? Any help would be much appreciated, thanks

Flash Plugin Detector Help
Hello, I was wondering if there is a way you can have your website detect flash, and if the plugin isnt there, it will go to a certain url. That way people who dont have flash can still get into a HTML site.

Thanks!

Flash Detector Question
I'm designing a site in frontpage that has a flash homepage and secondary navigation header once you're in the site. I've added a flash detector that loads a html version of the header if you don't have flash 5. It's designed in Frontpage and the header is being added using the include feature.

What I need to know is if there is a way that I can push someone to the html version of the header without having to maintain seperate html pages for the rest of the data.

In other words the user would either get the flash header or the html header while utilizing one version of html content pages.

http://www.actionduplication.com/new/index.htm - example

Flash Detector Question
I am enhancing a site that was designed in Frontpage by adding a flash homepage and secondary page navigation header. It has a flash detector that loads an html version of the homepage and/or header if the user doesn't have flash 5. In both cases (Flash&HTML) the headers are being loaded using the include feature in Frontpage.

My question is that since the existing content is html pages, is there a way to load either the flash or html header without having to maintain content for a Flash site and a duplicate HTML site?

http://www.actionduplication.com/new/index.htm - Mouse over Duplication Services then click on Video to see the secondary navigation header.

Flash Detector Problems
I've downloaded the flash deployement kit from macromedia site.
I've opened the flash detect .fla file copied all the action script into the first frame of my movie.
uploaded files to server with all relevant related files.
when i run the site in explorer it detects i have the current player, then it plays a second of my flash movie,then jumps to the splash page of the installation of flash player 7 was succesful, eveything then stops there.
nothing else happens.

help I'm starting to get bored.

Flash Detector Issues
So I'm trying to have a foolproof means of detecting flash. I'm having a problem where if a user has versions 5 or 6 of the flash player, the page just sits trying to load the flash file.

If I disable Flash, then my Flash detection works, and displays an image whether than the flash file.

Does anyone know how I can fix the problem of older flash players just hanging on the page? Here is the code I currently have:

Code:
<_object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="index.swf" width="760" height="180">
<_param name="movie" value="index.swf">
<_img src="images/headerimage_left.jpg" width="239" height="180" border="0" alt=""><_img src="images/headerimage_right.jpg" width="521" height="180" border="0">
</object>
This code works for displaying the Flash in browsers with the latest Flash player. If they don't have a player at all, it displays the two images. However, if they have an older version of flash, it doesn't display anything. I've published the flash file in v5.0 as well.

Thanks.

Problem With Flash Detector
I have added Flash detection code to the index page of my new website but there is a problem with some of the people I have asked to help me test the files. A few people have come back and told me that they receive the following error when they try to open my site within Explorer:

Security Warning
Do you want to install this software?
Name: Adobe Flash Player
(Install and Don't Install buttons - neither of which work for these people)

The frustrating thing about this problem is that they can all see any other Flash site I send them except mine. The problem isn't that they don't have Flash Player, its something I have or haven't done right. Any ideas? the url to my site is http://clearlygreendesign.com/

HTMl/FLASH...v 5 Detector
Hi, not sure is this is done with some FLASH stuff or a js sniffer in the HTML. Hopefully someone can tell me and help me. I want the browser to determine that the user is using a recent browser and has the most recent version of Shockwave up and running on their machine, so that they can view the MX creation. What's the solution here? Thanks in advance....

Scott (scott scott)

Flash Detector Does Not Work
I am using the Flash detection pluggin in DW. The problem is that the pluggin just check if the visitor has Flash installed and not the flashplayer version itself. Is there a pluggin to add for this to DW or is there some other easy way to fix this problem?

Flash Plugin Detector
Anyone knows how to make a flash detection plugin?

Flash 7 Plug-in Detector...help
Hello,

I know how to use dreamweaver to detect if a user has the flash plug-in. But, what if I specifically need them to have the latest version of the plug-in ( Flash 7/2004 MX Pro) and not just flash 5 or 6 plug-in? Can it detect a specific version?

Thank you

How To Make A Flash-plugin Detector.....help Me
This has to be a very simple question but I do not know how to do it....

PROBLEM
I should do a website with flash on it but I do not want to disturb the user with flash-plugin-things if he has it allready.

QUESTION
Can I do a script to index.html that finds out if the user has flash-plugin. If he has the plugin allready in his computer flash starts immideately to download normally but if he doesn´t have it takes him to another html-page which says e.g. "sorry but you have to have a flash-plugin to view this site. please download it by pressing this button".

This should be possible somehow...

I appreciate if you can solve my problem.

- a guy from Finland, Helsinki -

Need Flash Plugin Detector In Javascript
I need a javascript that will detect if the user has the flash plugin, and goto the corresponding page (html version or flash version). the code that flash generates is slow, most professional sites use javascript for detecting it, or at least thats what I've seen.

thanks.

JavaScript Flash 4 Detector Needed
I really need to find a Javascript version to detect Flash 4. I need to use it for a specific graphic within the page. If the visitor has flash 4 or better they get the flash pic and if they don't they get an animated gif.

Please help.

CC

Flash Detector In Browser Window
this is wht i need to do:
when someone types in my url.. the browser window shud check for version of flash,
if 6 then load a.swf
if 5 then load b.swf
else show link tht downloads the plugin without going to the macromedia site.
pls tell me wht script/where/how!!

Flash MX Plugin Detector For A Dummy
Does Flash MX has a Flash detector that automatically download the MX plug-in for the non-flash or lower version Flash browser? If so, how do I get this information? If not, what is the alternative?

Thanks in advance everyone,
K.

Flash Plugin/version Detector For MX
Does Flash MX has a Flash detector that automatically download the MX plug-in for the non-flash or lower version Flash browser? If so, how do I get this information? If not, what is the alternative?

Thanks in advance everyone,
K.

Flash MX (Actionscript 1.0 Question) Url Detector?
Flash MX (Actionscript 1.0 question)

I want to use a flash menu system on my html page, is there a way for flash to detect what pages it's on?

Say for example I have 3 pages: about us, contact us, main.

let's say you click on main and it takes you to main.php

is there a way for flash to say "if on main.php, place highlight shadow symbol behind text "Main""

and then if I go to contact us, flash will know if the page is contactus.php and move the highlight shadow accordingly?

This would be a time saver graphicly. Thanks ahead!

-Line

Wise Flash Player Detector ?
hi all~

i'm with a project developmented with flashmx2004 pro, so it is important to insure everyone to view the contents without problems. is there any way to build up one flashplayer detector which smart enought to detect user's fp version and download newest version automatically if needed ?

btw: detect fp version is very easy, what i wonder is how to download and setup newest fp automatically if the detector found old version on user's machine.

thanx~

Flash Version Detector Helllllpppppp
Hi there,
I am using flash 8. My problem is I need a flash version detuction script. At present users can not view the file because they use an older flashplayer. I want them to be redirected to a graphic where they can download a new flashplayer. Also I can not publish my movie earlier version than flash 8 because of actionscripting i used.
Please help
Thanks

How Do I Get Flash Plugin Detector To Work
I need someone to tell me how to get this thing to work ,cause it doenst . Im using flash 8.... so please help

thanks
chris

F8 - Flash Player 8 Detector Problem
Hi,

I am trying to build a flash player 8 detector. I have followed adobe's instructions and have submitted an .as file to my server which detects the flash player and an swf on the index page which tells the .as file to either go to the html page containing the main swf or to go to another html 'get flash player' page.

The problem is with the url that is created by the .as file. It seems to create the url twice. e.g. the index page, which contains the small detector swf the, is http://www.mysite.com/index but the url which it immediately goes to when I test it is http://www.mysite.com/index/www.mysite.com/home rather than http://www.mysite.com/home meaning I get an error 404 code on my browser.

These are the 2 lines of code provided by adobe:
//the url that the visitor should be sent to if they do not have the required version of Flash.
altContentURL = "http://www.mysite.com/getflash";

//the url that the visitor should be sent to if they have the required version of Flash.
flashContentURL = "http://www.mysite.com/home";

I have tried just putting "_home" but that does not seem to resolve the issue.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

Acrobat Detector For Flash Based CD-rom
Hi,

Is there a way I can detect if Acrobat is installed on the host computer, when I run the projector (I create the exe with Zinc) from DVD?

I am coming from a Director background where these kind of checks are no problem and not seen as a security issue like from a Flash point of view. Are there any issues (like, it only works on Win XP, not on Win2K, Win 98 etc, or only for certain versions of Acrobat), and is it possible?

Thanks,

Nik C

Flash Player Detector For Netscape
Hi,
I've been working on the Flash Player detector. I downloaded the detector behavior for the dreamweaver, but it onlys works on the IE not the Netscape which I really need to make it work on it.

Does anyone have any idea?

Thanks,