Vista - newbie Help: HOW to use VBSCript on clientside to detect browser typeand version

06-14-2009

Hi I would like to detect broswer type and version (Example FF2, FF3,
IE, so on) on the client side using VBScript. I appreciate any script
on this I can do; and if not available some general guidelines how I
should accomplish this using VBSCript ;example what objects Ä± need to
query. or is it possible to do this through reading registry keys.

Thanks

06-15-2009

jharp80 wrote:

Quote:

> Hi I would like to detect broswer type and version (Example FF2, FF3,
> IE, so on) on the client side using VBScript.

You will not be able to use vbscript with Firefox - it is not supported. You
will need to use javascript instead.

Quote:

> I appreciate any script
> on this I can do; and if not available some general guidelines how I
> should accomplish this using VBSCript ;example what objects i need to
> query. or is it possible to do this through reading registry keys.
>

No registry keys are needed. DHTM should suffice. See:
http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamici...sersniffer.htm

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"NO SPAM"

06-15-2009

On Jun 15, 7:09*am, "Bob Barrows" <reb01...@xxxxxx> wrote:

Quote:

> jharp80 wrote:

Quote:

> > Hi I would like to detect broswer type and version (Example FF2, FF3,
> > IE, so on) on the client side using VBScript.

>
> You will not be able to use vbscript with Firefox - it is not supported. You
> will need to use javascript instead.
>

Quote:

> > I appreciate any script
> > on this I *can do; and if not available some general guidelines how I
> > should accomplish this using VBSCript ;example what objects i need to
> > query. or is it possible to do this through reading registry keys.

>
> No registry keys are needed. DHTM should suffice. See:http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamici...sersniffer.htm
>
> --
> Microsoft MVP - ASP/ASP.NET - 2004-2007
> Please reply to the newsgroup. This email account is my spam trap so I
> don't check it very often. If you must reply off-line, then remove the
> "NO SPAM"

Thanks for your reply. I am interested in detecting only Firefox and
IE versions installed. And I like to do so without the browesers
actually launched.

I have an hta script; so the code that I am looking for to do the
detection will be included in that hta script written in VBScript.
There must be a way to detect firefox as well, the script you
mentioned seems to support detection of several broswers but Firefox
which is what I need along with IE. any other thoughts? Thanks.

06-15-2009

When you say "client-side" that implies you're
talking about doing it through a visited webpage.
If it's an HTA with VBScript then you must mean
that you're running your HTA on a local PC. (You
can't do anything like what you're asking over the
Internet.)

For IE, a couple of tests that might be good:

1) The default value in this key should give you the
path to IE. You can then check the version of the file:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App
Paths\IEXPLORE.EXE

2) This value provides the IE version:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer

The latter method may be less trustworthy. On my own
system, for instance, I installed an HP printer that
insisted I didn't have a recent enough version of IE. (!)
I had to change that Registry value to a higher
number in order to stop the HP installer malfunction.
I've found a number of similar cases, where software
installers check the IE version for no good reason.
So I set that Registry value high and recommend the
same to others.

-----------

Firefox is awkward because it doesn't register
its executable in the App Paths Registry key.
On my system it's accessible in two ways:

1)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Mozil
la Firefox (1.5)\DisplayVersion

I have v. 1.5 installed. Clearly this method requires some
parsing, though. It doesn't look like a very dependable
approach. You'd have to enumerate the Uninstall keys
(probably with WMI) and check for one with "firefox"
in the name. However the InstallLocation value should
give you the FF program folder, where you could check the
file version. But that then involves another problem:
Firefox.exe has a file version that's actually the gecko
version! What you need is the "product version". For that,
see here for a VBS class that extracts the version info.
data from a file's resource table:

www.jsware.net/jsware/scripts.php5#fvinfo

2) This method might be easier, but I don't know whether
it's standardized across FF versions. On my system, at least,
there's a value:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox\CurrentVersion

The value there is "1.5(en-US)". So again, you'd
have to parse the value.

Whatever method you end up with, if I were you
I'd check it across versions before depending on the
script. You can't depend on standardization. And you
can't depend on program path.

Quote:

> > Hi I would like to detect broswer type and version (Example FF2, FF3,
> > IE, so on) on the client side using VBScript.

>
> You will not be able to use vbscript with Firefox - it is not supported.

You

Quote:

> will need to use javascript instead.
>

Quote:

> > I appreciate any script
> > on this I can do; and if not available some general guidelines how I
> > should accomplish this using VBSCript ;example what objects i need to
> > query. or is it possible to do this through reading registry keys.

>
> No registry keys are needed. DHTM should suffice.

See:http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamici...sersniffer.htm

Quote:

>
> --
> Microsoft MVP - ASP/ASP.NET - 2004-2007
> Please reply to the newsgroup. This email account is my spam trap so I
> don't check it very often. If you must reply off-line, then remove the
> "NO SPAM"

Thanks for your reply. I am interested in detecting only Firefox and
IE versions installed. And I like to do so without the browesers
actually launched.

I have an hta script; so the code that I am looking for to do the
detection will be included in that hta script written in VBScript.
There must be a way to detect firefox as well, the script you
mentioned seems to support detection of several broswers but Firefox
which is what I need along with IE. any other thoughts? Thanks.

06-15-2009

jharp80 wrote:

Quote:

> On Jun 15, 7:09 am, "Bob Barrows" <reb01...@xxxxxx> wrote:

Quote:

>> jharp80 wrote:

Quote:

>>> Hi I would like to detect broswer type and version (Example FF2,
>>> FF3, IE, so on) on the client side using VBScript.

>>
>> You will not be able to use vbscript with Firefox - it is not
>> supported. You
>> will need to use javascript instead.
>>

Quote:

>>> I appreciate any script
>>> on this I can do; and if not available some general guidelines how I
>>> should accomplish this using VBSCript ;example what objects i need
>>> to query. or is it possible to do this through reading registry
>>> keys.

>>
>> No registry keys are needed. DHTM should suffice.
>> See:http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamici...sersniffer.htm
>>

>
> Thanks for your reply. I am interested in detecting only Firefox and
> IE versions installed.

Installed? That's a different question. That answer would require a
search of the registry.

Quote:

> And I like to do so without the browesers
> actually launched.
>
> I have an hta script; so the code that I am looking for to do the
> detection will be included in that hta script written in VBScript.

An HTA page runs in a browser doesn't it? It just uses a different
library to process the html.

Quote:

> There must be a way to detect firefox as well, the script you
> mentioned seems to support detection of several broswers but Firefox

I found that page via a google search that had many more hits, many of
which will contain the details for firefox:
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=javascript+browser+detection

--
HTH,
Bob Barrows

06-15-2009

Thanks for your reply. So It sounds like I need to embed some vbscript
code reading registry keys to fetch the browser information.

06-16-2009

"mayayana" <mayaXXyana@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:eZRvwib7JHA.1432@xxxxxx

Quote:

> When you say "client-side" that implies you're
> talking about doing it through a visited webpage.
> If it's an HTA with VBScript then you must mean
> that you're running your HTA on a local PC. (You
> can't do anything like what you're asking over the
> Internet.)
>
> For IE, a couple of tests that might be good:
>
> 1) The default value in this key should give you the
> path to IE. You can then check the version of the file:
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App
> Paths\IEXPLORE.EXE
>
> 2) This value provides the IE version:
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer
>
> The latter method may be less trustworthy. On my own
> system, for instance, I installed an HP printer that
> insisted I didn't have a recent enough version of IE. (!)
> I had to change that Registry value to a higher
> number in order to stop the HP installer malfunction.
> I've found a number of similar cases, where software
> installers check the IE version for no good reason.
> So I set that Registry value high and recommend the
> same to others.
>
> -----------
>
> Firefox is awkward because it doesn't register
> its executable in the App Paths Registry key.
> On my system it's accessible in two ways:
>
> 1)
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Mozil
> la Firefox (1.5)\DisplayVersion
>
> I have v. 1.5 installed. Clearly this method requires some
> parsing, though. It doesn't look like a very dependable
> approach. You'd have to enumerate the Uninstall keys
> (probably with WMI) and check for one with "firefox"
> in the name. However the InstallLocation value should
> give you the FF program folder, where you could check the
> file version. But that then involves another problem:
> Firefox.exe has a file version that's actually the gecko
> version! What you need is the "product version". For that,
> see here for a VBS class that extracts the version info.
> data from a file's resource table:
>
> www.jsware.net/jsware/scripts.php5#fvinfo
>
> 2) This method might be easier, but I don't know whether
> it's standardized across FF versions. On my system, at least,
> there's a value:
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox\CurrentVersion
>
> The value there is "1.5(en-US)". So again, you'd
> have to parse the value.
>
> Whatever method you end up with, if I were you
> I'd check it across versions before depending on the
> script. You can't depend on standardization. And you
> can't depend on program path.
>
>

Quote:

>> > Hi I would like to detect broswer type and version (Example FF2, FF3,
>> > IE, so on) on the client side using VBScript.

>>
>> You will not be able to use vbscript with Firefox - it is not supported.

> You

Quote:

>> will need to use javascript instead.
>>

Quote:

>> > I appreciate any script
>> > on this I can do; and if not available some general guidelines how I
>> > should accomplish this using VBSCript ;example what objects i need to
>> > query. or is it possible to do this through reading registry keys.

>>
>> No registry keys are needed. DHTM should suffice.

> See:http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamici...sersniffer.htm

Quote:

>>
>> --
>> Microsoft MVP - ASP/ASP.NET - 2004-2007
>> Please reply to the newsgroup. This email account is my spam trap so I
>> don't check it very often. If you must reply off-line, then remove the
>> "NO SPAM"

>
> Thanks for your reply. I am interested in detecting only Firefox and
> IE versions installed. And I like to do so without the browesers
> actually launched.
>
> I have an hta script; so the code that I am looking for to do the
> detection will be included in that hta script written in VBScript.
> There must be a way to detect firefox as well, the script you
> mentioned seems to support detection of several broswers but Firefox
> which is what I need along with IE. any other thoughts? Thanks.
>
>

06-16-2009

My goodness, Al, we seem to have rendered
you speechless.

--
--
Al Dunbar <alandrub@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:uQH5nJk7JHA.4632@xxxxxx

Quote:

>
> "mayayana" <mayaXXyana@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:eZRvwib7JHA.1432@xxxxxx

Quote:

> > When you say "client-side" that implies you're
> > talking about doing it through a visited webpage.
> > If it's an HTA with VBScript then you must mean
> > that you're running your HTA on a local PC. (You
> > can't do anything like what you're asking over the
> > Internet.)
> >
> > For IE, a couple of tests that might be good:
> >
> > 1) The default value in this key should give you the
> > path to IE. You can then check the version of the file:
> >
> > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App
> > Paths\IEXPLORE.EXE
> >
> > 2) This value provides the IE version:
> >
> > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer
> >
> > The latter method may be less trustworthy. On my own
> > system, for instance, I installed an HP printer that
> > insisted I didn't have a recent enough version of IE. (!)
> > I had to change that Registry value to a higher
> > number in order to stop the HP installer malfunction.
> > I've found a number of similar cases, where software
> > installers check the IE version for no good reason.
> > So I set that Registry value high and recommend the
> > same to others.
> >
> > -----------
> >
> > Firefox is awkward because it doesn't register
> > its executable in the App Paths Registry key.
> > On my system it's accessible in two ways:
> >
> > 1)
> >

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Mozil

Quote:

> > la Firefox (1.5)\DisplayVersion
> >
> > I have v. 1.5 installed. Clearly this method requires some
> > parsing, though. It doesn't look like a very dependable
> > approach. You'd have to enumerate the Uninstall keys
> > (probably with WMI) and check for one with "firefox"
> > in the name. However the InstallLocation value should
> > give you the FF program folder, where you could check the
> > file version. But that then involves another problem:
> > Firefox.exe has a file version that's actually the gecko
> > version! What you need is the "product version". For that,
> > see here for a VBS class that extracts the version info.
> > data from a file's resource table:
> >
> > www.jsware.net/jsware/scripts.php5#fvinfo
> >
> > 2) This method might be easier, but I don't know whether
> > it's standardized across FF versions. On my system, at least,
> > there's a value:
> > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox\CurrentVersion
> >
> > The value there is "1.5(en-US)". So again, you'd
> > have to parse the value.
> >
> > Whatever method you end up with, if I were you
> > I'd check it across versions before depending on the
> > script. You can't depend on standardization. And you
> > can't depend on program path.
> >
> >

Quote:

> >> > Hi I would like to detect broswer type and version (Example FF2, FF3,
> >> > IE, so on) on the client side using VBScript.
> >>
> >> You will not be able to use vbscript with Firefox - it is not

supported.

Quote:

> > You

Quote:

> >> will need to use javascript instead.
> >>
> >> > I appreciate any script
> >> > on this I can do; and if not available some general guidelines how I
> >> > should accomplish this using VBSCript ;example what objects i need to
> >> > query. or is it possible to do this through reading registry keys.
> >>
> >> No registry keys are needed. DHTM should suffice.

> > See:http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamici...sersniffer.htm

Quote:

> >>
> >> --
> >> Microsoft MVP - ASP/ASP.NET - 2004-2007
> >> Please reply to the newsgroup. This email account is my spam trap so I
> >> don't check it very often. If you must reply off-line, then remove the
> >> "NO SPAM"

> >
> > Thanks for your reply. I am interested in detecting only Firefox and
> > IE versions installed. And I like to do so without the browesers
> > actually launched.
> >
> > I have an hta script; so the code that I am looking for to do the
> > detection will be included in that hta script written in VBScript.
> > There must be a way to detect firefox as well, the script you
> > mentioned seems to support detection of several broswers but Firefox
> > which is what I need along with IE. any other thoughts? Thanks.
> >
> >

>
>
>

06-17-2009

"mayayana" <mayaXXyana@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:eVSDqKo7JHA.1564@xxxxxx

Quote:

> My goodness, Al, we seem to have rendered
> you speechless.

LOL. But not you guys. I have switched to the Windows Live Mail Client and
often post null replies. When I click on the reply-group button, the mouse
pointer is left hovering over the send button, and I inadvertently tap the
touchpad on this laptop, or hit the left button.

/Al

Quote:

> --
> --
> Al Dunbar <alandrub@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:uQH5nJk7JHA.4632@xxxxxx

Quote:

>>
>> "mayayana" <mayaXXyana@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:eZRvwib7JHA.1432@xxxxxx

Quote:

>> > When you say "client-side" that implies you're
>> > talking about doing it through a visited webpage.
>> > If it's an HTA with VBScript then you must mean
>> > that you're running your HTA on a local PC. (You
>> > can't do anything like what you're asking over the
>> > Internet.)
>> >
>> > For IE, a couple of tests that might be good:
>> >
>> > 1) The default value in this key should give you the
>> > path to IE. You can then check the version of the file:
>> >
>> > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App
>> > Paths\IEXPLORE.EXE
>> >
>> > 2) This value provides the IE version:
>> >
>> > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer
>> >
>> > The latter method may be less trustworthy. On my own
>> > system, for instance, I installed an HP printer that
>> > insisted I didn't have a recent enough version of IE. (!)
>> > I had to change that Registry value to a higher
>> > number in order to stop the HP installer malfunction.
>> > I've found a number of similar cases, where software
>> > installers check the IE version for no good reason.
>> > So I set that Registry value high and recommend the
>> > same to others.
>> >
>> > -----------
>> >
>> > Firefox is awkward because it doesn't register
>> > its executable in the App Paths Registry key.
>> > On my system it's accessible in two ways:
>> >
>> > 1)
>> >

> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Mozil

Quote:

>> > la Firefox (1.5)\DisplayVersion
>> >
>> > I have v. 1.5 installed. Clearly this method requires some
>> > parsing, though. It doesn't look like a very dependable
>> > approach. You'd have to enumerate the Uninstall keys
>> > (probably with WMI) and check for one with "firefox"
>> > in the name. However the InstallLocation value should
>> > give you the FF program folder, where you could check the
>> > file version. But that then involves another problem:
>> > Firefox.exe has a file version that's actually the gecko
>> > version! What you need is the "product version". For that,
>> > see here for a VBS class that extracts the version info.
>> > data from a file's resource table:
>> >
>> > www.jsware.net/jsware/scripts.php5#fvinfo
>> >
>> > 2) This method might be easier, but I don't know whether
>> > it's standardized across FF versions. On my system, at least,
>> > there's a value:
>> > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox\CurrentVersion
>> >
>> > The value there is "1.5(en-US)". So again, you'd
>> > have to parse the value.
>> >
>> > Whatever method you end up with, if I were you
>> > I'd check it across versions before depending on the
>> > script. You can't depend on standardization. And you
>> > can't depend on program path.
>> >
>> >
>> >> > Hi I would like to detect broswer type and version (Example FF2,
>> >> > FF3,
>> >> > IE, so on) on the client side using VBScript.
>> >>
>> >> You will not be able to use vbscript with Firefox - it is not

> supported.

Quote:

>> > You
>> >> will need to use javascript instead.
>> >>
>> >> > I appreciate any script
>> >> > on this I can do; and if not available some general guidelines how I
>> >> > should accomplish this using VBSCript ;example what objects i need
>> >> > to
>> >> > query. or is it possible to do this through reading registry keys.
>> >>
>> >> No registry keys are needed. DHTM should suffice.
>> > See:http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamici...sersniffer.htm
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Microsoft MVP - ASP/ASP.NET - 2004-2007
>> >> Please reply to the newsgroup. This email account is my spam trap so I
>> >> don't check it very often. If you must reply off-line, then remove the
>> >> "NO SPAM"
>> >
>> > Thanks for your reply. I am interested in detecting only Firefox and
>> > IE versions installed. And I like to do so without the browesers
>> > actually launched.
>> >
>> > I have an hta script; so the code that I am looking for to do the
>> > detection will be included in that hta script written in VBScript.
>> > There must be a way to detect firefox as well, the script you
>> > mentioned seems to support detection of several broswers but Firefox
>> > which is what I need along with IE. any other thoughts? Thanks.
>> >
>> >

>>
>>
>>

>
>

07-01-2009

jharp80 wrote:

Quote:

> Hi I would like to detect broswer type and version (Example FF2, FF3,
> IE, so on) on the client side using VBScript. I appreciate any script
> on this I can do; and if not available some general guidelines how I
> should accomplish this using VBSCript ;example what objects Ä± need to
> query. or is it possible to do this through reading registry keys.
>
> Thanks

I had to grab FireFox versions a little while back myself. THis is the
solution I came up with:

Code:

'=======================================================================
===
'
' NAME: GetFireFoxVersion.vbs
'
' AUTHOR: Mark D. MacLachlan , The Spider's Parlor
' URL: http://www.thespidersparlor.com
' DATE  : 1/27/2009
' COPYRIGHT Â© 2009, All Rights Reserved
'
' COMMENT:
'    THIS CODE AND INFORMATION IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF
'    ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED To
'    THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A
'    PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
'
'    IN NO EVENT SHALL THE SPIDER'S PARLOR AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE
SUPPLIERS
'    BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY
'    DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS,
'    WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS
'    ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE
'    OF THIS CODE OR INFORMATION.
'
'=======================================================================
===
Dim objFSO
strComputer = "."

Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

If objFSO.FileExists("C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla
Firefox\FireFox.exe") Then
FF = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Mozilla Firefox\\FireFox.exe"
ElseIf objFSO.FileExists("C:\Program Files\Mozilla
Firefox\FireFox.exe") Then
FF = "C:\\Program Files\\Mozilla Firefox\\FireFox.exe"
Else
FF = "NotFound" 'FireFox not found
End If

If FF <> "NotFound" Then
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer &
"\root\cimv2")
Set colFiles = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("Select * from CIM_Datafile Where name = '" & FF &"'")
For Each objFile in colFiles
Wscript.Echo "FireFox Version: " & objFile.Version
Next
End If

--

06-14-2009	#1 (permalink)
jharp80 n/a posts	newbie Help: HOW to use VBSCript on clientside to detect browser typeand version Hi I would like to detect broswer type and version (Example FF2, FF3, IE, so on) on the client side using VBScript. I appreciate any script on this I can do; and if not available some general guidelines how I should accomplish this using VBSCript ;example what objects Ä± need to query. or is it possible to do this through reading registry keys. Thanks
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06-15-2009	#2 (permalink)
Bob Barrows n/a posts	Re: newbie Help: HOW to use VBSCript on clientside to detect browser type and version jharp80 wrote: Quote: > Hi I would like to detect broswer type and version (Example FF2, FF3, > IE, so on) on the client side using VBScript. You will not be able to use vbscript with Firefox - it is not supported. You will need to use javascript instead. Quote: > I appreciate any script > on this I can do; and if not available some general guidelines how I > should accomplish this using VBSCript ;example what objects i need to > query. or is it possible to do this through reading registry keys. > No registry keys are needed. DHTM should suffice. See: http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamici...sersniffer.htm -- Microsoft MVP - ASP/ASP.NET - 2004-2007 Please reply to the newsgroup. This email account is my spam trap so I don't check it very often. If you must reply off-line, then remove the "NO SPAM"
My System Specs

06-15-2009	#3 (permalink)
jharp80 n/a posts	Re: newbie Help: HOW to use VBSCript on clientside to detect browsertype and version On Jun 15, 7:09am, "Bob Barrows" <reb01...@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: > jharp80 wrote: Quote: > > Hi I would like to detect broswer type and version (Example FF2, FF3, > > IE, so on) on the client side using VBScript. > > You will not be able to use vbscript with Firefox - it is not supported. You > will need to use javascript instead. > Quote: > > I appreciate any script > > on this I can do; and if not available some general guidelines how I > > should accomplish this using VBSCript ;example what objects i need to > > query. or is it possible to do this through reading registry keys. > > No registry keys are needed. DHTM should suffice. See:http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamici...sersniffer.htm > > -- > Microsoft MVP - ASP/ASP.NET - 2004-2007 > Please reply to the newsgroup. This email account is my spam trap so I > don't check it very often. If you must reply off-line, then remove the > "NO SPAM" Thanks for your reply. I am interested in detecting only Firefox and IE versions installed. And I like to do so without the browesers actually launched. I have an hta script; so the code that I am looking for to do the detection will be included in that hta script written in VBScript. There must be a way to detect firefox as well, the script you mentioned seems to support detection of several broswers but Firefox which is what I need along with IE. any other thoughts? Thanks.
My System Specs

06-15-2009	#4 (permalink)
mayayana n/a posts	Re: newbie Help: HOW to use VBSCript on clientside to detect browser type and version When you say "client-side" that implies you're talking about doing it through a visited webpage. If it's an HTA with VBScript then you must mean that you're running your HTA on a local PC. (You can't do anything like what you're asking over the Internet.) For IE, a couple of tests that might be good: 1) The default value in this key should give you the path to IE. You can then check the version of the file: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\IEXPLORE.EXE 2) This value provides the IE version: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer The latter method may be less trustworthy. On my own system, for instance, I installed an HP printer that insisted I didn't have a recent enough version of IE. (!) I had to change that Registry value to a higher number in order to stop the HP installer malfunction. I've found a number of similar cases, where software installers check the IE version for no good reason. So I set that Registry value high and recommend the same to others. ----------- Firefox is awkward because it doesn't register its executable in the App Paths Registry key. On my system it's accessible in two ways: 1) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Mozil la Firefox (1.5)\DisplayVersion I have v. 1.5 installed. Clearly this method requires some parsing, though. It doesn't look like a very dependable approach. You'd have to enumerate the Uninstall keys (probably with WMI) and check for one with "firefox" in the name. However the InstallLocation value should give you the FF program folder, where you could check the file version. But that then involves another problem: Firefox.exe has a file version that's actually the gecko version! What you need is the "product version". For that, see here for a VBS class that extracts the version info. data from a file's resource table: www.jsware.net/jsware/scripts.php5#fvinfo 2) This method might be easier, but I don't know whether it's standardized across FF versions. On my system, at least, there's a value: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox\CurrentVersion The value there is "1.5(en-US)". So again, you'd have to parse the value. Whatever method you end up with, if I were you I'd check it across versions before depending on the script. You can't depend on standardization. And you can't depend on program path. Quote: Quote: > > Hi I would like to detect broswer type and version (Example FF2, FF3, > > IE, so on) on the client side using VBScript. > > You will not be able to use vbscript with Firefox - it is not supported. You Quote: > will need to use javascript instead. > Quote: > > I appreciate any script > > on this I can do; and if not available some general guidelines how I > > should accomplish this using VBSCript ;example what objects i need to > > query. or is it possible to do this through reading registry keys. > > No registry keys are needed. DHTM should suffice. See:http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamici...sersniffer.htm Quote: > > -- > Microsoft MVP - ASP/ASP.NET - 2004-2007 > Please reply to the newsgroup. This email account is my spam trap so I > don't check it very often. If you must reply off-line, then remove the > "NO SPAM" Thanks for your reply. I am interested in detecting only Firefox and IE versions installed. And I like to do so without the browesers actually launched. I have an hta script; so the code that I am looking for to do the detection will be included in that hta script written in VBScript. There must be a way to detect firefox as well, the script you mentioned seems to support detection of several broswers but Firefox which is what I need along with IE. any other thoughts? Thanks.
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06-15-2009	#5 (permalink)
Bob Barrows n/a posts	Re: newbie Help: HOW to use VBSCript on clientside to detect browser type and version jharp80 wrote: Quote: > On Jun 15, 7:09 am, "Bob Barrows" <reb01...@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >> jharp80 wrote: Quote: >>> Hi I would like to detect broswer type and version (Example FF2, >>> FF3, IE, so on) on the client side using VBScript. >> >> You will not be able to use vbscript with Firefox - it is not >> supported. You >> will need to use javascript instead. >> Quote: >>> I appreciate any script >>> on this I can do; and if not available some general guidelines how I >>> should accomplish this using VBSCript ;example what objects i need >>> to query. or is it possible to do this through reading registry >>> keys. >> >> No registry keys are needed. DHTM should suffice. >> See:http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamici...sersniffer.htm >> > > Thanks for your reply. I am interested in detecting only Firefox and > IE versions installed. Installed? That's a different question. That answer would require a search of the registry. Quote: > And I like to do so without the browesers > actually launched. > > I have an hta script; so the code that I am looking for to do the > detection will be included in that hta script written in VBScript. An HTA page runs in a browser doesn't it? It just uses a different library to process the html. Quote: > There must be a way to detect firefox as well, the script you > mentioned seems to support detection of several broswers but Firefox I found that page via a google search that had many more hits, many of which will contain the details for firefox: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=javascript+browser+detection -- HTH, Bob Barrows
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06-15-2009	#6 (permalink)
jharp80 n/a posts	Re: newbie Help: HOW to use VBSCript on clientside to detect browsertype and version Thanks for your reply. So It sounds like I need to embed some vbscript code reading registry keys to fetch the browser information.
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06-16-2009	#7 (permalink)
Al Dunbar n/a posts	Re: newbie Help: HOW to use VBSCript on clientside to detect browser type and version "mayayana" <mayaXXyana@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:eZRvwib7JHA.1432@xxxxxx Quote: > When you say "client-side" that implies you're > talking about doing it through a visited webpage. > If it's an HTA with VBScript then you must mean > that you're running your HTA on a local PC. (You > can't do anything like what you're asking over the > Internet.) > > For IE, a couple of tests that might be good: > > 1) The default value in this key should give you the > path to IE. You can then check the version of the file: > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App > Paths\IEXPLORE.EXE > > 2) This value provides the IE version: > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer > > The latter method may be less trustworthy. On my own > system, for instance, I installed an HP printer that > insisted I didn't have a recent enough version of IE. (!) > I had to change that Registry value to a higher > number in order to stop the HP installer malfunction. > I've found a number of similar cases, where software > installers check the IE version for no good reason. > So I set that Registry value high and recommend the > same to others. > > ----------- > > Firefox is awkward because it doesn't register > its executable in the App Paths Registry key. > On my system it's accessible in two ways: > > 1) > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Mozil > la Firefox (1.5)\DisplayVersion > > I have v. 1.5 installed. Clearly this method requires some > parsing, though. It doesn't look like a very dependable > approach. You'd have to enumerate the Uninstall keys > (probably with WMI) and check for one with "firefox" > in the name. However the InstallLocation value should > give you the FF program folder, where you could check the > file version. But that then involves another problem: > Firefox.exe has a file version that's actually the gecko > version! What you need is the "product version". For that, > see here for a VBS class that extracts the version info. > data from a file's resource table: > > www.jsware.net/jsware/scripts.php5#fvinfo > > 2) This method might be easier, but I don't know whether > it's standardized across FF versions. On my system, at least, > there's a value: > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox\CurrentVersion > > The value there is "1.5(en-US)". So again, you'd > have to parse the value. > > Whatever method you end up with, if I were you > I'd check it across versions before depending on the > script. You can't depend on standardization. And you > can't depend on program path. > > Quote: Quote: >> > Hi I would like to detect broswer type and version (Example FF2, FF3, >> > IE, so on) on the client side using VBScript. >> >> You will not be able to use vbscript with Firefox - it is not supported. > You Quote: >> will need to use javascript instead. >> Quote: >> > I appreciate any script >> > on this I can do; and if not available some general guidelines how I >> > should accomplish this using VBSCript ;example what objects i need to >> > query. or is it possible to do this through reading registry keys. >> >> No registry keys are needed. DHTM should suffice. > See:http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamici...sersniffer.htm Quote: >> >> -- >> Microsoft MVP - ASP/ASP.NET - 2004-2007 >> Please reply to the newsgroup. This email account is my spam trap so I >> don't check it very often. If you must reply off-line, then remove the >> "NO SPAM" > > Thanks for your reply. I am interested in detecting only Firefox and > IE versions installed. And I like to do so without the browesers > actually launched. > > I have an hta script; so the code that I am looking for to do the > detection will be included in that hta script written in VBScript. > There must be a way to detect firefox as well, the script you > mentioned seems to support detection of several broswers but Firefox > which is what I need along with IE. any other thoughts? Thanks. > >
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06-16-2009	#8 (permalink)
mayayana n/a posts	Re: newbie Help: HOW to use VBSCript on clientside to detect browser type and version My goodness, Al, we seem to have rendered you speechless. -- -- Al Dunbar <alandrub@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:uQH5nJk7JHA.4632@xxxxxx Quote: > > "mayayana" <mayaXXyana@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:eZRvwib7JHA.1432@xxxxxx Quote: > > When you say "client-side" that implies you're > > talking about doing it through a visited webpage. > > If it's an HTA with VBScript then you must mean > > that you're running your HTA on a local PC. (You > > can't do anything like what you're asking over the > > Internet.) > > > > For IE, a couple of tests that might be good: > > > > 1) The default value in this key should give you the > > path to IE. You can then check the version of the file: > > > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App > > Paths\IEXPLORE.EXE > > > > 2) This value provides the IE version: > > > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer > > > > The latter method may be less trustworthy. On my own > > system, for instance, I installed an HP printer that > > insisted I didn't have a recent enough version of IE. (!) > > I had to change that Registry value to a higher > > number in order to stop the HP installer malfunction. > > I've found a number of similar cases, where software > > installers check the IE version for no good reason. > > So I set that Registry value high and recommend the > > same to others. > > > > ----------- > > > > Firefox is awkward because it doesn't register > > its executable in the App Paths Registry key. > > On my system it's accessible in two ways: > > > > 1) > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Mozil Quote: Quote: > > la Firefox (1.5)\DisplayVersion > > > > I have v. 1.5 installed. Clearly this method requires some > > parsing, though. It doesn't look like a very dependable > > approach. You'd have to enumerate the Uninstall keys > > (probably with WMI) and check for one with "firefox" > > in the name. However the InstallLocation value should > > give you the FF program folder, where you could check the > > file version. But that then involves another problem: > > Firefox.exe has a file version that's actually the gecko > > version! What you need is the "product version". For that, > > see here for a VBS class that extracts the version info. > > data from a file's resource table: > > > > www.jsware.net/jsware/scripts.php5#fvinfo > > > > 2) This method might be easier, but I don't know whether > > it's standardized across FF versions. On my system, at least, > > there's a value: > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox\CurrentVersion > > > > The value there is "1.5(en-US)". So again, you'd > > have to parse the value. > > > > Whatever method you end up with, if I were you > > I'd check it across versions before depending on the > > script. You can't depend on standardization. And you > > can't depend on program path. > > > > Quote: > >> > Hi I would like to detect broswer type and version (Example FF2, FF3, > >> > IE, so on) on the client side using VBScript. > >> > >> You will not be able to use vbscript with Firefox - it is not supported. Quote: Quote: > > You Quote: > >> will need to use javascript instead. > >> > >> > I appreciate any script > >> > on this I can do; and if not available some general guidelines how I > >> > should accomplish this using VBSCript ;example what objects i need to > >> > query. or is it possible to do this through reading registry keys. > >> > >> No registry keys are needed. DHTM should suffice. > > See:http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamici...sersniffer.htm Quote: > >> > >> -- > >> Microsoft MVP - ASP/ASP.NET - 2004-2007 > >> Please reply to the newsgroup. This email account is my spam trap so I > >> don't check it very often. If you must reply off-line, then remove the > >> "NO SPAM" > > > > Thanks for your reply. I am interested in detecting only Firefox and > > IE versions installed. And I like to do so without the browesers > > actually launched. > > > > I have an hta script; so the code that I am looking for to do the > > detection will be included in that hta script written in VBScript. > > There must be a way to detect firefox as well, the script you > > mentioned seems to support detection of several broswers but Firefox > > which is what I need along with IE. any other thoughts? Thanks. > > > > > > >
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06-17-2009	#9 (permalink)
Al Dunbar n/a posts	Re: newbie Help: HOW to use VBSCript on clientside to detect browser type and version "mayayana" <mayaXXyana@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:eVSDqKo7JHA.1564@xxxxxx Quote: > My goodness, Al, we seem to have rendered > you speechless. LOL. But not you guys. I have switched to the Windows Live Mail Client and often post null replies. When I click on the reply-group button, the mouse pointer is left hovering over the send button, and I inadvertently tap the touchpad on this laptop, or hit the left button. /Al Quote: > -- > -- > Al Dunbar <alandrub@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:uQH5nJk7JHA.4632@xxxxxx Quote: >> >> "mayayana" <mayaXXyana@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:eZRvwib7JHA.1432@xxxxxx Quote: >> > When you say "client-side" that implies you're >> > talking about doing it through a visited webpage. >> > If it's an HTA with VBScript then you must mean >> > that you're running your HTA on a local PC. (You >> > can't do anything like what you're asking over the >> > Internet.) >> > >> > For IE, a couple of tests that might be good: >> > >> > 1) The default value in this key should give you the >> > path to IE. You can then check the version of the file: >> > >> > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App >> > Paths\IEXPLORE.EXE >> > >> > 2) This value provides the IE version: >> > >> > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer >> > >> > The latter method may be less trustworthy. On my own >> > system, for instance, I installed an HP printer that >> > insisted I didn't have a recent enough version of IE. (!) >> > I had to change that Registry value to a higher >> > number in order to stop the HP installer malfunction. >> > I've found a number of similar cases, where software >> > installers check the IE version for no good reason. >> > So I set that Registry value high and recommend the >> > same to others. >> > >> > ----------- >> > >> > Firefox is awkward because it doesn't register >> > its executable in the App Paths Registry key. >> > On my system it's accessible in two ways: >> > >> > 1) >> > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Mozil Quote: Quote: >> > la Firefox (1.5)\DisplayVersion >> > >> > I have v. 1.5 installed. Clearly this method requires some >> > parsing, though. It doesn't look like a very dependable >> > approach. You'd have to enumerate the Uninstall keys >> > (probably with WMI) and check for one with "firefox" >> > in the name. However the InstallLocation value should >> > give you the FF program folder, where you could check the >> > file version. But that then involves another problem: >> > Firefox.exe has a file version that's actually the gecko >> > version! What you need is the "product version". For that, >> > see here for a VBS class that extracts the version info. >> > data from a file's resource table: >> > >> > www.jsware.net/jsware/scripts.php5#fvinfo >> > >> > 2) This method might be easier, but I don't know whether >> > it's standardized across FF versions. On my system, at least, >> > there's a value: >> > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox\CurrentVersion >> > >> > The value there is "1.5(en-US)". So again, you'd >> > have to parse the value. >> > >> > Whatever method you end up with, if I were you >> > I'd check it across versions before depending on the >> > script. You can't depend on standardization. And you >> > can't depend on program path. >> > >> > >> >> > Hi I would like to detect broswer type and version (Example FF2, >> >> > FF3, >> >> > IE, so on) on the client side using VBScript. >> >> >> >> You will not be able to use vbscript with Firefox - it is not > supported. Quote: Quote: >> > You >> >> will need to use javascript instead. >> >> >> >> > I appreciate any script >> >> > on this I can do; and if not available some general guidelines how I >> >> > should accomplish this using VBSCript ;example what objects i need >> >> > to >> >> > query. or is it possible to do this through reading registry keys. >> >> >> >> No registry keys are needed. DHTM should suffice. >> > See:http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamici...sersniffer.htm >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Microsoft MVP - ASP/ASP.NET - 2004-2007 >> >> Please reply to the newsgroup. This email account is my spam trap so I >> >> don't check it very often. If you must reply off-line, then remove the >> >> "NO SPAM" >> > >> > Thanks for your reply. I am interested in detecting only Firefox and >> > IE versions installed. And I like to do so without the browesers >> > actually launched. >> > >> > I have an hta script; so the code that I am looking for to do the >> > detection will be included in that hta script written in VBScript. >> > There must be a way to detect firefox as well, the script you >> > mentioned seems to support detection of several broswers but Firefox >> > which is what I need along with IE. any other thoughts? Thanks. >> > >> > >> >> >> > >
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