Detect Operating system and forward to appropriate page

[vancvanc]

We are upgrading to Windows XP from W2K. We have a web app that is reached from a link on our main intranet page. When a W2K user clicks the link they should go to

http://w2k.app

and when a WinXP user clicks the same link, they should go to

http://winxp.app

I have a feeling this should be kinda easy to code, but I am new at all this...

Thanks

 

[starway]

The key is to use the [tt]navigator.userAgent[/tt] property as it contains the data about client's OS:

win2k = (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Windows NT 5.0&quot>-1 )?1:0

then use it like this:

if (win2k)
{ // do something
}

Type javascript:navigator.userAgent in the address bar of your browser to get the value for WinXP and use it the same way.

But I think it's not so good idea. There are no such differences between win2k and XP that require different pages! It can make sence for separating users on Mac and Linux for example, but not for different Win versions.