// flash detect // ############################################# // These are the user defined globals. // Modify the following variables to customize the inspection behaviour. var useRedirect = false; // Flag indicating whether or not to load a separate // page based on detection results. Set to true to // load a separate page. Set to false to embed the // movie or alternate html directly into this page. // Only set next three vars if useRedirect is true... var flashPage = "movie.html"; // The location of the flash movie page var noFlashPage = "noflash.html"; // Page displayed if the user doesn't have the // plugin or we can't detect it. var upgradePage = "upgrade.html"; // Page displayed if we detect an old plugin // ############################################# // ************* // Everything below this point is internal until after the BODY tag. // Do not modify! Proceed to the BODY tag for further instructions. // ************* // System globals var flash2Installed = false; // boolean. true if flash 2 is installed var flash3Installed = false; // boolean. true if flash 3 is installed var flash4Installed = false; // boolean. true if flash 4 is installed var flash5Installed = false; // boolean. true if flash 5 is installed var flash6Installed = false; // boolean. true if flash 6 is installed var maxVersion = 6; // highest version we can actually detect var actualVersion = 0; // version the user really has var hasRightVersion = false; // boolean. true if it's safe to embed the flash movie in the page var jsVersion = 1.0; // the version of javascript supported // Check the browser...we're looking for ie/win var isIE = (navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE") != -1) ? true : false; // true if we're on ie var isWin = (navigator.appVersion.indexOf("Windows") != -1) ? true : false; // true if we're on windows // This is a js1.1 code block, so make note that js1.1 is supported. jsVersion = 1.1; // Write vbscript detection on ie win. IE on Windows doesn't support regular // JavaScript plugins array detection. if(isIE && isWin){ document.write(' \n'); document.write('on error resume next \n'); document.write('flash2Installed = (IsObject(CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.2"))) \n'); document.write('flash3Installed = (IsObject(CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.3"))) \n'); document.write('flash4Installed = (IsObject(CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.4"))) \n'); document.write('flash5Installed = (IsObject(CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.5"))) \n'); document.write('flash6Installed = (IsObject(CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.6"))) \n'); document.write(' \n'); // break up end tag so it doesn't end our script } // Next comes the standard javascript detection that uses the // navigator.plugins array. We pack the detector into a function so it loads // before we run it. function detectFlash(requiredVersion) { // var requiredVersion = Version the user needs to view site (max 6, min 2) // If navigator.plugins exists... if (navigator.plugins) { // ...then check for flash 2 or flash 3+. if (navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash 2.0"] || navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash"]) { // Some version of Flash was found. Time to figure out which. // Set convenient references to flash 2 and the plugin description. var isVersion2 = navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash 2.0"] ? " 2.0" : ""; var flashDescription = navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash" + isVersion2].description; // DEBUGGING: uncomment next line to see the actual description. // alert("Flash plugin description: " + flashDescription); // A flash plugin-description looks like this: Shockwave Flash 4.0 r5 // We can get the major version by grabbing the character before the period // note that we don't bother with minor version detection. // Do that in your movie with $version or getVersion(). var flashVersion = parseInt(flashDescription.charAt(flashDescription.indexOf(".") - 1)); // We found the version, now set appropriate version flags. Make sure // to use >= on the highest version so we don't prevent future version // users from entering the site. flash2Installed = flashVersion == 2; flash3Installed = flashVersion == 3; flash4Installed = flashVersion == 4; flash5Installed = flashVersion == 5; flash6Installed = flashVersion >= 6; } } // Loop through all versions we're checking, and // set actualVersion to highest detected version. for (var i = 2; i <= maxVersion; i++) { if (eval("flash" + i + "Installed") == true) actualVersion = i; } // If we're on webtv, the version supported is 2 (pre-summer2000, // or 3, post-summer2000). Note that we don't bother sniffing varieties // of webtv. You could if you were sadistic... if(navigator.userAgent.indexOf("WebTV") != -1) actualVersion = 3; // DEBUGGING: uncomment next line to display flash version // alert("version detected: " + actualVersion); // We're finished getting the version on all browsers that support detection. // Time to take the appropriate action. // If the user has a new enough version... if (actualVersion >= requiredVersion) { // ...then we'll redirect them to the flash page, unless we've // been told not to redirect. if (useRedirect) { // Need javascript1.1 to do location.replace if(jsVersion > 1.0) { // It's safe to use replace(). Good...we won't break the back button. window.location.replace(flashPage); } else { // JavaScript version is too old, so use .location to load // the flash page. window.location = flashPage; } } // If we got here, we didn't redirect. So we make a note that we should // write out the object/embed tags later. hasRightVersion = true; } else { // The user doesn't have a new enough version. // If the redirection option is on, load the appropriate alternate page. if (useRedirect) { // Do the same .replace() call only if js1.1+ is available. if(jsVersion > 1.0) { window.location.replace((actualVersion >= 2) ? upgradePage : noFlashPage); } else { window.location = (actualVersion >= 2) ? upgradePage : noFlashPage; } } } } function displayFlash(var_swf, var_ver, var_W, var_H , var_title, var_alt_img, var_alt_url ) { detectFlash(var_ver); // call our detector now that it's safely loaded. // --> // In this section we set up the content to be placed dynamically on the page. // Customize movie tags and alternate html content below. // ARGS: // var_swf = name of flash file // var_ver = plugin version of flash file // var_W = Width of Flash File // var_H = Height of Flash File // var_title = Title of HP Container for this Flash File // var_alt_img = Alternate Image to use if user does not have current Flash plugin installed // var_alt_url = Alternate URL to use if user does not have current Flash plugin installed if (!useRedirect) { // if dynamic embedding is turned on if(hasRightVersion && var_swf != "") { // if we've detected an acceptable version var oeTags = '' + '' + '' + '' + '' + ''; document.write(oeTags); // embed the flash movie } else { // flash is too old or we can't detect the plugin // NOTE: height, width are required! var alternateContent = ''+ var_title +'' document.write(alternateContent); // insert non-flash content } } }