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CyberScout
05-08-2003, 02:51 PM
This is probably really simple and I just can't find a script for it, but basically what I would like to do is to change a link (HREF) to a different link depending on what operating system they are running.

So the browser does an OS Check, and if the OS = mac then change <a href="main">click here</a> to <a href="mac">click here</a>

Any thoughts would be GREATLY appreciated.

Thanks in advance!
CyberScout
wox3-iO
05-08-2003, 03:04 PM
I feel so tired right now... so here's a helpful link for you:
moock's browser detecting basics (http://www.moock.org/webdesign/javascript/detector/detector-top.html)

Maybe some1 less tired can give a bit better piece of code...
CyberScout
05-08-2003, 03:14 PM
he he, well I know how to detect a browser version. My problem comes in when I try to detect an OPERATING SYSTEM and then based on the OS, change an HREF.


I already have tons of scripts for detecting an OS, but don't know how to add the function of changing an HREF.

Thanks for a speedy response anyway.

And thanks in advance to anyone else who helps. :)
Roy Sinclair
05-08-2003, 03:43 PM
<a href="gohere.htm" id="golink">Go Somewhere</a>

<script>
if (theOSIDetectedInAnotherScript=="OddballOS")
{
document.getElementById("golink").href = "gothere.htm"
}
</script>
CyberScout
05-08-2003, 04:49 PM
Ok, well as it turns out my OS detection script doesn't work as well as I thought, or perhaps I am just combining these two scripts wrong.


Would you (or anyone for that matter) know a good OS Detection script as well as know how to combine that script with the script above?

Thanks in advance, and thanks for the speedy responses

CyberScout
RoyW
05-08-2003, 04:55 PM
What about something like this

<A HREF="main.html" onClick="if(OS=='mac') this.href='mac.html';">click here</a>

(assuming the var OS has been setup somewhere else)
cheesebagpipe
05-08-2003, 04:59 PM
From javascriptkit (http://www.javascriptkit.com/script/cut22.shtml):

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
<html>
<head>
<title>untitled</title>
<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">

function checkOS() {
if(navigator.userAgent.indexOf('IRIX') != -1)
{ var OpSys = "Irix"; }
else if((navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Win') != -1) &&
(navigator.userAgent.indexOf('95') != -1))
{ var OpSys = "Windows95"; }
else if(navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Win') != -1)
{ var OpSys = "Windows3.1_or_NT"; }
else if(navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Mac') != -1)
{ var OpSys = "Macintosh"; }
else { var OpSys = "other"; }
return OpSys;
}

</script>
</head>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">
var OpSys = checkOS();
document.write('<a href="' + OpSys + '.htm">Operating system</a>');
</script>
</body>
</html>
CyberScout
05-09-2003, 01:38 PM
Cheesebagpipe, that seemed to do the trick. Thanks a lot everyone who worked on this with me.

-CyberScout :thumbsup: