Conditional inclusion of a script depending on browser

[Knackers]

I have a JavaScript menu that is appearing differently in Explorer and Netscape (the obsolute positioning is different). To solve this, I figured I would just have a Microsoft and Netscape version of the script, and have some kind of conditional inclusion...Does anyone know how?

if Explorer{
   <SCRIPT language=JavaScript src=&quot;explorermenu.js&quot; type=text/javascript></SCRIPT>
}

if Netscape{
   <SCRIPT language=JavaScript src=&quot;netscapemenu.js&quot; type=text/javascript></SCRIPT>
}

Cheers

 

[jemminger]

hi Knackers,

this type of branching is typically handled in your code, like:
[tt]
var isIE = navigator.appName.toLowerCase().indexOf("microsoft&quot > -1;

if (isIE) {
// do this...
} else {
// do that...
}
[/tt]

if you really want to write separate code/pages, you could simply use a redirect after a browser check:
[tt]
if (document.all) {
// ie
window.location.href = "myIEPage.html";
}
else {
// other than ie
window.location.href = "myNSPage.html";
}
[/tt]

please note that my browser check above is crude...google for "javascript browser detect" for some sophisticated script.



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-jeff

 

[Knackers]

Thanks Jeff

I din't really want to have seperate site for different browsers. The site this is for is written in PHP, so I have used some of the built in functions to handle browser checking on the server side and all is working.

Thanks for your quick post though!

Cheers