Flash plugin detection script for appropriate version of flash for Brightcove player

[DaveLees]

Just wondering if anyone has come across a Javascript snippet to check to make sure that the user has version 9.0.115.0 or later of the Flash plugin installed in order for the Brightcove player to work.

[BC-BrianD]

If you are not embedding the player within your own SWF, then there's nothing that you need to do here.  The JavaScript that we provide automatically checks for the correct Flash version.  However, if you are embedding the player in your own SWF (using the ActionScript "Get Code" in the publishing module), then you do need to do this yourself.  There's a lot of options here with the most popular being SWFObject:http://code.google.com/p/swfobject/

[DaveLees]

Hmmm ... I am just using the default Javascript snippet to embed the player but we have a bit of a unique situation in our working environment where we are on an internal network and the only way Flash can be updated is if IT comes and manually installs it so basically what happens is if a user doesn't have the right version of the plugin it just displays a red x signifying that the plugin is not installed ... does your detection display a message if the incorrect version of the plugin isn't installed or does it just try and upgrade the users version?

[BC-Todd]

Could you provide your browser and version number? Do you not have the Flash Player at all on these machines (as opposed to an older version)?

If the Flash Player is installed, but it is an older version, we are using Adobe's updater solution within the Flash Player itself. A SWF should load with the message about the need to upgrade.

If the Flash Player is not installed, then the following gif should display with a link to Adobe:

http://admin.brightcove.com/viewer/upgrade_flash_player2.gif 

[DaveLees · Accepted solution]

I think in the end it was an issue with the player being in an iFrame.

[CFATECH]

Hi, is there a param in the javascript where we can change this default image,change the linkage to link or not.

The goal is to be able to place a custom image for this

http://admin.brightcove.com/viewer/upgrade_flash_player2.gif 

Thanks