Browser redirection script

**Sparkie** · Oct 25, 2001, 06:48

Hello

I'm looking for a browser redirection script that will send you to another page if you're not using IE 5+ or Netscape 6. Does anyone know where I can find one?

**Dan Morgan** · Oct 25, 2001, 07:36

I have used this one from a1javavscripts, it may work for your situation.

http://www.a1javascripts.com/redirec...rowsR/IE4.html

**Sparkie** · Oct 25, 2001, 07:45

Oh that's just what I was looking for, thank you!

I had found one on HTML goodies, but it was reeeaaally old..from 1997..so this one is much better

PS..love your avatar! We should make him into a smiley for the forums

**Dan Morgan** · Oct 25, 2001, 07:51

Hehe, you actually feel like your head is hurting if you stare at it long enuf! Or maybe im just a freak

**Sparkie** · Oct 25, 2001, 08:02

Well I tried it out, and it does exactly what I want it to..but (and I'm sure you knew this was coming...)

It redirects me if I'm using IE 4 or 5 (and I'm not..I'm using 6). I want it to accept IE 5+ and Netscape 6+ but redirect all the other browsers. I'm no javascript genius, but here's the code I have:

<Script></Script>

How can I fix it so that it redirects the other older browsers, but lets the page show normally for IE 5+ and Netscape 6+ users? :confused:

**creole** · Oct 25, 2001, 10:02

Here's another script for checking versions:
http://www.mozilla.org/docs/web-deve...wser_type.html

This one checks for every browser known to man apparently.

**RogueJedi** · Oct 25, 2001, 10:08

Internet Explorer 5 and above supports both the document.all collection and the document.getElementById method. The following should work for you:

<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
if(document.all) {
// Do something for IE4
}
else if(document.all && document.getElementById) {
//Do something for IE5+
}
else if(document.layers) {
//do something for NS4.x
}
else if(document.getElementById && !document.all) {
//Do something for NS6+
}
else {
//Do something for everyone else
}
</script>

**Sparkie** · Oct 25, 2001, 18:13

Would this one work?

<HEAD>
<SCRIPT language="JavaScript">

</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>

redirecting users with Netscape 4.x and below and IE 4 and below to another page?

**Vincent Puglia** · Oct 26, 2001, 08:29

Hi Sparkie,

Yes, it should work, though you might also catch some newer browsers (mozilla, opera) whose versions are 4 or lower.

RogueJedi's script is better because it checks for function/capability. M$ or AOL may come out with a new browser version 1 and your script would have to be rewritten. With Rogue's script, you only need to rewrite it when you begin using 'new, improved' features.

Vinny

**Sparkie** · Oct 28, 2001, 08:24

I dont see anything in RogueJedi's script that lets me redirect users to another page if they dont use 5+ browsers..?

**RogueJedi** · Oct 28, 2001, 11:47

That would be because I did not put the code for redirection into the example I gave. I left that as an excercise for the reader.

**Sparkie** · Oct 28, 2001, 20:11

Hmmmmmmm.. like this?

<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
if(document.all) {
// Do something for IE4
}
window.location="http://www.someplace.com/1.html";
else if(document.all && document.getElementById) {
//Do something for IE5+
}
window.location="http://www.someplace.com/2.html";
else if(document.layers) {
//do something for NS4.x
}
window.location="http://www.someplace.com/3.html";
else if(document.getElementById && !document.all) {
window.location="http://www.someplace.com/other.html";
//Do something for NS6+
}
else {
window.location="http://www.someplace.com/4.html";
//Do something for everyone else
}
</script>

**RogueJedi** · Oct 29, 2001, 15:11

Yes. Just make sure the necessary code is *inside* the curly braces...

[ ... ]
if(document.all) {
// Do something for IE4
}
window.location="http://www.someplace.com/1.html";
[ ... ]

**Sparkie** · Oct 30, 2001, 10:03

I keep getting syntax errors. Can you show me exactly how it should be written?

Here is exactly what I have:

<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
if(document.all) {
// Do something for IE4
}
window.location="http://www.someplace.com/1.html";
else if(document.all && document.getElementById) {
//Do something for IE5+
}
window.location="http://www.someplace.com/2.html";
else if(document.layers) {
//do something for NS4.x
}
window.location="http://www.someplace.com/3.html";
else if(document.getElementById && !document.all) {
window.location="http://www.someplace.com/other.html";
//Do something for NS6+
}
else {
window.location="http://www.someplace.com/4.html";
//Do something for everyone else
}
</script>

I also have another javascript on that page that kills the netscape window-resize but that makes it crash..maybe those two scripts aren't getting along..

**RogueJedi** · Oct 30, 2001, 13:07

You're putting your redirect code outside of the if blocks. Try this instead:

Code:

<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript"> 
if(document.all && document.getElementById) { 
//Do something for IE5+ 
window.location="http://www.someplace.com/2.html"; 
} 
else if(document.all) { 
// Do something for IE4 
window.location="http://www.someplace.com/1.html"; 
} 
else if(document.layers) { 
//do something for NS4.x 
window.location="http://www.someplace.com/3.html"; 
} 
else if(document.getElementById && !document.all) { 
window.location="http://www.someplace.com/other.html"; 
//Do something for NS6+ 
} 
else { 
window.location="http://www.someplace.com/4.html"; 
//Do something for everyone else 
} 
</script>

**Sparkie** · Oct 30, 2001, 18:54

Thank you very much Rob! Your help has been unbelievably appreciated

**Sparkie** · Oct 30, 2001, 20:23

Hmm. Seems I've spoken too soon!

Now the pages just keep trying to load over and over again!

**RogueJedi** · Oct 30, 2001, 22:37

I replied to your PM.

**Sparkie** · Oct 31, 2001, 08:38

I still dont understand what the problem could be (I PMmed you again). If on my index.html page, I have the script set to redirect you to an update page if you're using an outdated browser, and on to the index.html page if you're using the right browser...that wouldn't work for each html page (if you're using the correct filename for each one)?

**Hundley** · Oct 31, 2001, 08:40

If you are using Dreamweaver, there is an extension you can download from the Macromedia site that will do this for you with only a few clicks!

**Sparkie** · Nov 2, 2001, 10:49

mmmkay, I copied the script to the index.html file, and I have it set to redirect users to index.html if they have the right browser..and update.html if they do not.

But the problem is that the script keeps repeating itself..what should I do?

**Vincent Puglia** · Nov 2, 2001, 16:28

Hi sparkie,

Could you post a url (it might save time

1) what exactly does your code look like?
2) where are you calling it from?
3) where is it located?
4) are the locations correctly spelled (case counts)?
5) which browser is giving you the problem?
6) are any of the browsers redirecting to the same page? that is, are you saying something like:

if (document.all) window.location=thispage where thispage is the index page? if so, you shouldn't. You do not need to redirect browsers that are ok, only those that are not ok. The only case in which you would redirect everyone is if the 'index.html' page does only one thing -- redirect.

Vinny

**Sparkie** · Nov 3, 2001, 09:29

Oh! I'll try that out..thats probably what was causing the problem (redirecting the latest browsers)

Thanks so much Vincent!

**Sparkie** · Nov 8, 2001, 14:03

Whaaaa?

I've got the following code in there now:

I'm using IE 6..but it redirects me anyway! What's up with that?

**RogueJedi** · Nov 8, 2001, 14:25

That's because your test is for IE5+, not for IE4. To test for IE4 just use if(document.all).

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