Browser detect then redirect 1

[celticking]

I have a database that when searched lists users. When you select a user, the profile page opens in a new window. There's problems with the page in Netscape and AOL, javascript wont work, so i want to have two profile pages. I need the browser the user is using to be detected then sent to the correct profile page.
Can anyone help?

My current code reads...

<a href=&quot;/itc_detail.lasso?user=[field:'username']&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;> [field:'username']</a>
Thanks.

 

[link9]

Easiest browser detection I know of is this -- it will tell you whether the user is using IE or not

if (document.all)
//user is using ie
else
//user is not using ie (could be NS, Opera, etc...)

you can use the location=url to redirect them based on that test.


Paul Prewett

 

[newimprovedmedia]

http://developer.netscape.com/evangelism/tools/practical-browser-sniffing/

This is the best page I have seen on browser detection.

 

[celticking]

I can i use location-url? Currently i'm using href because the results generated by the database needs to be a link?
Thanks

 

[celticking]

Basically i need the following help...
I have the following link generated from a Db search...
<a href=&quot;/itc_detail.lasso?user=[field:'username']&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>
[field:'username']</a>

It points to /itc_detail.lasso though unfortunately i can't get the javascript on this page to work with Netscape. Is there a way to when the user clicks this link, check the browser and if Netscape redirect to itc_detail2.lasso?

That's unless someone would kindly look at my javascript code to see why it won't work in Netscape or AOL. It's fine in IE. You can see here...

http://www.inthecredits.com/itc_detail.lasso?user=Marcus

Thanks for any help.

 

[celticking]

Please someone. If i use
<script>
function redirect() {
if (navigator.appName.indexOf(&quot;Netscape&quot >=0) location.href=&quot;itc_detail2.lasso?user=[field:'username']&quot;;
}
</script>

How can i get it to work for...

<a href=&quot;/itc_detail.lasso?user=[field:'username']&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;> To work on clicking the hyperlink.
I'm really desperate to get this working,
Thanks.

 

[link9]

<a href=&quot;javascript:redirect();&quot;>Click here</a>

Is that what you mean???

 

[celticking]

I'm not sure how that'll work. All i want is from the hyperlink.... <a href=&quot;/itc_detail.lasso?user=[field:'username']&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>

To go to one of two pages depeneding on whether the user has Netscape or IE. I thought it was going to be straight froward but i'm having lots of problems.

Thanks.

 

[pain4u]

Something along these lines is what you will need to do:

<script language=&quot;JavaScript&quot;>
//browser detect
browser_name = navigator.appName;
browser_version = parseFloat (navigator.appVersion);
bname = &quot;Brold&quot;;
if (browser_name.indexOf(&quot;Netscape&quot { bname = &quot;NS&quot;; };
if (browser_name.indexOf(&quot;Microsoft Internet Explorer&quot { bname = &quot;IE&quot;; }

//set link to fit the browser type
switch(bname)
{case &quot;NS&quot; :
document.write(&quot;<a href=\&quot;/itc_detail.lasso?user=[field:'username']\&quot; target=\&quot;_blank\&quot;>&quot;
break;
case &quot;IE&quot; :
document.write(&quot;<a whatever your IE link is>&quot;
break;
}
</script>

 

[celticking]

Thanks pain4u. The code looks good but i really can't see a way to use. I actually have 4 hyperlinks using lasso if statements, i would be a nightmare trying to apply this. Sorry. I thought it would have been something simple i could attach to each link. Maybe it would be easier if someone could tell me why my images don't show in Nestcape with the javascript code im using at..

http://www.inthecredits.com/itc_detail.lasso?user=Marcus

Thanks