Update Flash Detection Scripts to support Flash Player 9
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Thursday, July 06, 2006
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It is time to update site detection scripts, yet again. Many sites search for a version lower than a fixed player version and break when you visit with Flash Player 9. Flash 9 is compatible but your site's JavaScript needs an update.
Future-Proofing Flash Player Detection Scripts
I have long advocated using SWFObject for Flash Player detection because its simple to use and it works. Basically SWFObject overwrites an HTML DIV tag with minimalist Object/Embed if a player version is supported.
For Flex 2 applications, I recommend sticking with the default HTML/JS templates in Flex Builder 2 and the generated HTML/JS from MXML files in FDS. These templates include some new code that seamlessly enables Express Install within Flex application. If a Flash Player views this HTML/JS and they have Flash Player 6 r65 or higher they will automatically be prompted to upgrade their player. After the download the Flex 2 application is displayed. The user experience here is really great and there has been allot of hard work to enable this killer upgrade feature for Flash Player.
Geoff, contact me so that we can get SWFObject working seamlessly with Flex 2 applications. We need to make it drop dead simple to get Flex 2 SWF into HTML applications in the small and in the large. :)
Again update your JS/HTML to be compatible with Flash Player 9.
Regards,
ted :)
Ted,
Where can we purchase the Flex 2 Data Services? Is the free version the only version we can download? Is the free version what we deploy on a server?
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There is only one version of FDS and you add a license into the configuration files for the license you purchase.
Regards,
Ted
Are there really changes required to making SWFObject work?
I haven't had a look at the Flex templates yet, but I bet they are pretty solid as far as detection goes, and I hear they already support Express Install as well...
So where on the Adobe site do I purchase FDS? I want to purchase FB2 with Charting and Data Services, but where is the data services part?
FDS sales require talking to direct sales. The phone number can be found on this page.
Purchase Flex Data Services - Call Direct Sales
The one CPU Express edition of FDS is free.