Here's some HTML/JS code that I wrote way, way back that should give you what you need. Combine this with using JS to update a hidden form field and you can figure out whether or not the client supports Acrobat.
<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>My Mime Types Page</TITLE> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"> <!-- var pdf_flag = 0; var fdf_flag = 0; for (i = 0; i < navigator.mimeTypes.length; i++) { if (navigator.mimeTypes[i].type == "application/pdf") { pdf_flag = 1; } if (navigator.mimeTypes[i].type == "application/vnd.fdf") { fdf_flag = 1; } } // --> </SCRIPT> </HEAD> <BODY> <PRE> MIME TYPE SUFFIXES DESCRIPTION ============ ======== ================ application/vnd.fdf fdf AcroEx32 File application/pdf pdf Acrobat </PRE> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"> <!-- if (pdf_flag == 1) { document.write("You have PDF<P>"); } if (fdf_flag == 1) { document.write("You have FDF"); } // --> </SCRIPT> </BODY> </HTML> -- Mosh Teitelbaum evoch, LLC Tel: (301) 625-9191 Fax: (301) 933-3651 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: http://www.evoch.com/ > -----Original Message----- > From: Shawn Grover [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 4:07 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: OT: Detecting Acrobat? > > > I'm sure someone has covered this before, but didn't have any > luck searching > the archives, and google has somewhat vauge results. > I need to detect if Adobe Acrobat is installed on the user's > browser (which > will always be IE). > > I did find reference to a function that uses IsObject() in VBScript but > haven't been able to make it work - it throws an error trying to create an > activeX object. > > Anyone have any tips for doing this? I'd prefer javascript, but will use > what I can get. Thanks. > > Shawn Grover > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_talk FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm