Check if flash enabled/Installed in FF version 59
Hi,
Am trying to figure out how to check if flash is enabled/installed in browser. This is the code am using
try {
hasFlash = Boolean(new ActiveXObject('ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash'));
}
catch(exception) {
hasFlash = ('undefined' != typeof navigator.mimeTypes['application/x-shockwave-flash']);
}
It always end up in exception and the 'hasFlash' flag turns to true even if flash is not enabled.
Please advice
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Hi,
According to your system details (to the right of your post) Shockwave Flash is enabled.
You can check (and if necessary, change) its settings :
3-bar menu (or 'Tools') => Add-ons => Plugins.
To see if Flash is enabled on your system, got to Windows Control Panel => Flash.
Happy112 said
Hi, According to your system details (to the right of your post) Shockwave Flash is enabled. You can check (and if necessary, change) its settings : 3-bar menu (or 'Tools') => Add-ons => Plugins. To see if Flash is enabled on your system, got to Windows Control Panel => Flash.
I'm asking a solution to check if flash is enabled in browser programatically.
scenario: I've a swf embedded inside html page which is necessary for using application. So prior to login, I need to check and alert user to enable flash. My solution works for Chrome and other browsers. But not with latest FF.
kiran0706 said
I'm asking a solution to check if flash is enabled in browser programatically.
But of course - I should have realized ('thought you were just 'showing
off' ..... )
Sorry !
Would you take a look at this please :
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9822495/how-to-check-with-js-if-flash-is-installed-or-not
and :
https://www.npmjs.com/package/detect-flash
Also :
https://gist.github.com/SiliconMind/49796816d41c30eb9517
Any good ?
(Confession : I know absolutely nothing about coding ..... )
Happy112 said
kiran0706 saidI'm asking a solution to check if flash is enabled in browser programatically.But of course - I should have realized ('thought you were just 'showing
off' ..... ) Sorry !Would you take a look at this please :
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9822495/how-to-check-with-js-if-flash-is-installed-or-not
and :
https://www.npmjs.com/package/detect-flash
Also :
https://gist.github.com/SiliconMind/49796816d41c30eb9517
Any good ?(Confession : I know absolutely nothing about coding ..... )
The code in you links match exactly what I implemented and mentioned here. This doesnt work. !
kiran0706 said
The code in you links match exactly what I implemented and mentioned here. This doesnt work. !
Bummer !
Let's hope that somebody else will come to your rescue .....
(Sorry I couldn't be more helpful)
'Found this (you'll have to scroll down some) :
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Plugins/Flash_Activation:_Browser_Comparison
Any good ?