Use different .js files based on browser type?

surfsup · 07-10-2002, 03:16 PM

How can I use different .js files based on the browser type? The below code does not work, please help.

Thanks William.

<script language="JavaScript1.2">
if (document.layers) { // NetScape 4.x
src="netscape4x_menu.js"
}
else { // IE or NetScape 6/Mozilla
src="non_netscape4x_menu.js"
}
</script>

tamienne · 07-10-2002, 03:31 PM

requestcode · 07-10-2002, 03:33 PM

I don't beleive you can do that. Why don't you combine both scripts into one exteranal file?

I stand corrected. I tested it and you can, but I still wonder why you don't combine the two scripts.

surfsup · 07-11-2002, 02:22 PM

I copied and pasted the code from Tamienne into
the <head> of a page and I receive javascript
error messages.

Thanks William.

JohnKrutsch · 07-11-2002, 03:18 PM

Make sure you don't have line breaks in there:

Code:

<script language="JavaScript1.2"> 
if (document.layers) { // NetScape 4.x 

document.write("<SCRIPT LANGUAGE='JavaScript1.2' SRC='netscape4x_menu.js' TYPE='text/javascript'><\/SCRIPT>"); 

} else { // IE or NetScape 6/Mozilla 
document.write("<SCRIPT LANGUAGE='JavaScript1.2' SRC='non_netscape4x_menu.js' TYPE='text/javascript'><\/SCRIPT>"); 

} 
</script>