How to obtain browser version in revWeb app?

[Kee Nethery]

way cool! Thanks, 
kee

On Jun 1, 2011, at 6:24 PM, Mike Bonner wrote:

> You can do this.
> 
> do "result = navigator.appName" in browser
> 
> at which point the result will contain "Microsoft Internet Explorer" if
> thats the browser in use.
> 
> result = navigator.userAgent returns..
> ; Trident/5.0; SLCC2; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR
> 3.0.30729; Media Center PC 6.0; .NET4.0C; .NET4.0E)
> for the version of IE i'm using.
> 
> there is also "result = navigator appVersion which for me returns..
> 5.0 (compatible; MSIE 9.0; Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; Trident/5.0; SLCC2; .NET
> CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30729; Media Center PC 6.0;
> .NET4.0C; .NET4.0E)
> 
> Didn't test with firefox, didn't test with chrome since the plugin doesn't
> work there for me. I'm sure there are quite a few other useful items that
> can be queried this way.
> 
> On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 6:49 PM, Kee Nethery <kee at kagi.com> wrote:
> 
>> I see HTTP stuff in the dictionary for talking to a server and getting web
>> pages. I don't see a way to query revWeb to ask it what browser it is
>> running in.
>> 
>> Kee
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Jun 1, 2011, at 4:46 PM, Bob Sneidar wrote:
>> 
>>> I think it's an http thing.
>>> 
>>> Bob
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Jun 1, 2011, at 3:48 PM, Kee Nethery wrote:
>>> 
>>>> It is possible to get any information about the browser running a web
>> based livecode stack? If so, how? Didn't see anything in the dictionary.
>>>> 
>>>> For example, Safari 5.0.5 or IE 7.2 or anything like that?
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks, Kee Nethery
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