Q1651 Is there any way to detect whether Internet Explorer users have a Flash Plugin?

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Q1651 Is there any way to detect whether Internet Explorer users have a Flash Plugin?

Internet Explorer does not support the mime array in JavaScript. Instead try the following, which may only work from a server and only if the mime type is defined:

<script language="JScript"><!--
var flashSupported = false;
document.write('<img name="x" src="x.swf">'); // x.swf is a dummy text file of one byte
if (document.x.mimeType.toLowerCase().indexOf('flash') !=-1)
    flashSupported = true;
alert(document.x.mimeType +':'+flashSupported);
//--></script>

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• July 23, 2002 at 09:46:23: PPK