checking browser type and version

[spacehawk]

Can anyone find the problem in this code?

<%
Set bc = Server.CreateObject(&quot;MSWC.BrowserType&quot
If bc.browser = &quot;Netscape&quot; AND bc.version >= &quot;5.0&quot; then Response.Redirect(&quot;defaultie.asp&quot
End if
If bc.browser = &quot;Microsoft Internet Explorer&quot; AND bc.version >= &quot;4.0&quot; then Response.Redirect(&quot;defaultie.asp&quot
End If
%>

We are trying to redirect users to the page that will display right on their browser, but nothing is being redirected.

Thanks,

 

[Guest_imported]

<%
' Alexander Granberg created this ASP 5/3 2001 alexander@lara.se
Dim Q
Dim strUA
Dim InStr

q = Chr(34)

strUA = Request.ServerVariables(&quot;HTTP_USER_AGENT&quot
Response.Write &quot;<p><font class=&quot;&q&&quot;verdana&quot;&q&&quot; size=&quot;&q&&quot;2&quot;&q&&quot;>The ServerVariables HTTP_User_Agent string is: <b>&quot;&strUA&&quot;</b></font></p>&quot;
If InStr(strUA, &quot;MSIE&quot Then
Response.Write &quot;<p><font class=&quot;&q&&quot;verdana&quot;&q&&quot; size=&quot;&q&&quot;2&quot;&q&&quot;>Your browser is Internet Explorer</font></p>&quot;
'Response.Redirect(&quot;defaultie.asp&quot
ElseIf InStr(strUA, &quot;Mozilla&quot Then
Response.Write &quot;<p><font class=&quot;&q&&quot;verdana&quot;&q&&quot; size=&quot;&q&&quot;2&quot;&q&&quot;>Your browser is proberbly Netscape.</font></p>&quot;
' Response.Redirect(&quot;defaultie.asp&quot
End If
%>

 

[spacehawk]

What about the version number check? Our problem is that Netscape 6 does not do a lot of the things earlier netscapes did. We just don't use it, but apparently some of our users do. We are trying to redirect it, but not the older Netscapes.

Thanks,

 

[Guest_imported]

Well just run the script in a Netscape 6 and you'll see thge string contains the word &quot;Gecko&quot;

The command: Request.ServerVariables(&quot;HTTP_USER_AGENT&quot
Returns this in NS6Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; m18) Gecko/20001108 Netscape6/6.0)

So simply change the following:

Instead of using &quot;Mozilla&quot; as the word to look up in the string use &quot;Gecko&quot; and it should do fine!
Old: ElseIf InStr(strUA, &quot;Mozilla&quot Then
New: ElseIf InStr(strUA, &quot;Gecko&quot Then

It should do the job for you since now it only redirect NS6 users since the Gecko term in only available in NS6.

Alex

 

[spacehawk]

Thanks a lot. That is great!