Check if RealPlayer plugin not present

Is there code which will prompt to download the Realplayer software if the
plugin is not installed? The javascript provided on the Realplayer support site
will go to the Realplayer download site & hijack the browser (i.e. it is more
than a prompt - it actually leaves your site and you can't back page.

Thanks

basilb wrote:

Is there code which will prompt to download the Realplayer software if the
plugin is not installed? The javascript provided on the Realplayer support site
will go to the Realplayer download site & hijack the browser (i.e. it is more
than a prompt - it actually leaves your site and you can't back page.

Thanks

In Gecko based browsers an array of plugins is available using

navigator.plug-ins

IE relies on Client side VBScript and Active X Controls

http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/javascript/2001/07/20/plugin_detection.html

The URL above discusses how to use javascript to write VB script for IE
while using navigator.plug-ins for gecko browsers.

A simpler method would be to use IE Conditional Statements for VBScript.

Ranjan
www.dreamlettes.net