Detecting if Flash Player exists on IE

[existing]

I'm able to detect if Flash Player exists on every browser except IE.  The code we are using to detect Flash Player is:

     if (navigator.mimeTypes && navigator.mimeTypes["application/x-shockwave-flash"]) { // display Flash Object }

     else { // display image }

This will not work for IE.  I am using IE9 on Windows 7 64bit.

Any help appreciated.

[Guest]

Hi, You should be able to see the Flash Player logo animation and the version of Flash Player that is Installed for each browser used to test: http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/

This site gives additional info but no animation: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/155/tn_15507.html 

eidnolb

[existing]

Hi, I am actually looking for a solution to check

if Flash Player exists dynamically, so that I can display .swf if it exists, or an image if

it does not.  Thanks.

[Guest]

Hi Perhaps you want a different Adobe Forum? This is the Flash Player Forum, the browser plugin.

eidnolb

[existing]

Please excuse me if this is not the place for this post, but my question is directly related to detecting the Flash Player plugin dynamically

as a page loads in the user's browser.  Is there another place for this question?

[Guest]

Hi, I'm not sure which Forum would be best for what you want. Maybe this thread will be helpful:

http://forums.adobe.com/message/2703030#2703030

Thanks,

eidnolb

[existing]

Thank you.

[Guest]

Hi you're welcome. Pat is the computer Tech:-) Glad he responded to your thread!!

Regards,

eidnolb

[pwillener]

Anyway, this is not really a Flash Player question, this is a browser compatibility scripting question.

'navigator' is not an IE object; it is an object only known to Navigator-based browsers.

See if this article helps you to find a solution for your question: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5229830/ie-9-flash-detect-with-javascript

[existing]

Thanks for your help!

[pwillener]

existing wrote:

     if (navigator.mimeTypes && navigator.mimeTypes["application/x-shockwave-flash"]) { // display Flash Object }

          else { // display image }

What kind of code is this - JavaScript, ActionScript, ...?

[existing]

The code is Javascript.