How to show JPG instead of Flash

programming flash
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Hi everybody,

Could anyone please help me finding a tutorial on how to show a static image if the user does not have installed the Flash plugin?

I have a banner that will use Flash, but if the user does not have the plugin I would like the page to show a JPG version of the banner.

Thanks a lot,

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I would highly doubt it. Flash is Flash. You need Flash Player to see Flash. End of story. In PHP you MIGHT be able to get it to check if the user has Flash Player and if they dont then make it show the JPEG version instead.

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Check out Geoff Stearns’ Flashobject: http://blog.deconcept.com/flashobject/

the Macromedia Flash detection method is similar: http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/flash/articles/fp8_detection_04.html

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Thanks for the link devonair! I’ve been looking for something better than MM’s.

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no problemo, prototype… it’s the only thing I’ve found so far that will easily defeat the stupid IE update being released on the 11th…