Hi Scott Thanks for such an informative reply. From the link you gave me I can see so many things that can be down by stripping the left end of the string off and using the Agent field alone. (Browser Name).
Thanks for the info! Steve On 9/3/03 11:13 AM, "Scott Cadillac" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Steve, > > <@CGIPARAM USER_AGENT> is a very useful little feature, but be cautious, > there are so many different possible values, that it could be difficult to > parse > > http://www.pgts.com.au/pgtsj/pgtsj0208c.html > > I usually store the value in a single field, but make sure you chop off the > length at something like a 100 characters because I don't think there is any > limit to how long the string might be. > > <@LEFT STR="<@CGIPARAM USER_AGENT>" NUMCHARS=100> > > Have fun..... > > Scott Cadillac, > Witango.org - http://witango.org > 403-281-6090 - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- > Information for the Witango Developer Community > --------------------- > > XML-Extranet - http://xmlx.ca > 403-281-6090 - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- > Well-formed Development (for hire) > --------------------- > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Campbell Steve [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 9:39 AM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Re: Witango-Talk: Browser detection >> >> >> Just a fast question? >> >> Does this return the short string as in regards to the >> browser name and the >> OS they are using? First off, I sit here Dumbfounded as to >> WHY I have never >> used this and secondly, if I was going to collect this info >> and store it ina >> table, I was wondering if I would need more then one column >> for the return >> of this tag. >> >> Thanks >> >> >> Steve >> Forerunners >> >> On 9/3/03 7:13 AM, "Niall Merrigan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> The PARAM you need is USER_AGENT which gives the Browser >> string and OS >>> of the machine accessing the site >>> >>> From the docs >>> >>> USER_AGENT >>> The internal name of the Web browser application being used >> to request >>> the URL. This often contains information about the platform (Mac OS, >>> Windows, etc.) on which the Web browser is running, and the >>> application's version. For example, Internet Explorer 3.0 >> for Macintosh >>> returns Mozilla/2.0 (compatible; MSIE 3.0; Mac_PowerPC). >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Tan Lim Soon Fu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Sent: 03 September 2003 09:49 >>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Subject: Witango-Talk: Browser detection >>> >>> >>> Hi, >>> I would like to detect the mime type support from the user >> browser so >>> that I can return the correct file format for the user. But when I >>> checked with the <@CGIPARAM> metatag, it did not provides >> the attribute >>> that I required. Is there have any other solution for this? >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Tan >>> >>> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> __________ >>> TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/maillist.taf >>> >>> >>> ******************************************************************** >>> This message is intended only for the use of the person(s) >> ("the intended >>> recipient(s)") to whom it is addressed. It may contain >> information which is >>> privileged and confidential within the meaning of >> applicable law. If you >>> are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender as soon as >>> possible. The views expressed in this communication may not >> necessarily >>> be the views held by LGCSB (Local Government Computer >> Services Board). >>> >>> Any attachments have been checked by a virus scanner and >> appear to be >>> clean. >>> Please ensure that you also scan all messages, as LGCSB >> does not accept >>> any liability for contamination or damage to your systems. >>> ******************************************************************** >>> >>> >>> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> __________ >>> TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/maillist.taf >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> __________ >> TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/maillist.taf >> > > ________________________________________________________________________ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/maillist.taf ________________________________________________________________________ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/maillist.taf
