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Plug-ins check in the MSIE: how?

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Maria Köller

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Dec 15, 1999, 3:00:00 AM12/15/99
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Hello,
on my search for "plug-ins" used in the IE I found following VB-Scripts

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="VBScript">
On error resume next
Flash3Mode = IsObject(CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.3"))
Flash4Mode = IsObject(CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.4"))
DirectorMode = (IsObject(CreateObject("SWCtl.SWCtl.1")) Or
IsObject(CreateObject("Macromedia.ActiveShockwave.1")))
RealMode = IsObject(CreateObject("RealVideo.RealVideo(tm) ActiveXControl

(32-bit).1"))

Is this Script sofar correct?
Can anybody tell me how to check the browser for QuickTime,
RealPlayer, Beatnik, VDOLive Player and/or Acrobate plug-ins installed?

Maria


Daniel Malcolm

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Jan 28, 2000, 3:00:00 AM1/28/00
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I've been asking the same questions and came across this at web monkey:

'Some plug-ins are undetectable. For example, there is no way to tell if
users have QuickTime on Internet Explorer. Any function you use to detect it
will come up false.'

link:
http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/99/40/index3a_page3.html?tw=programming

They suggest making the user indicate whether they have QuickTime at the
beginning of their visit, then storing this info in a cookie. You could then
document.write alternative versions.

Dan


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