Comments on: Using SWFObject for Flash Version Tracking http://www.gilluminate.com/2007/03/09/using-swfobject-for-flash-version-tracking/ By Jason Gill Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:45:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jason Gill http://www.gilluminate.com/2007/03/09/using-swfobject-for-flash-version-tracking/#comment-372 Jason Gill Wed, 20 May 2009 20:02:50 +0000 http://blog.gillumiante.com/2007/03/09/using-swfobject-for-flash-version-tracking#comment-372 With version 2.0 of SWFObject use the following javascript: swfobject.getFlashPlayerVersion().major swfobject.getFlashPlayerVersion().minor swfobject.getFlashPlayerVersion().release see http://code.google.com/p/swfobject/wiki/api for more info. With version 2.0 of SWFObject use the following javascript:
swfobject.getFlashPlayerVersion().major
swfobject.getFlashPlayerVersion().minor
swfobject.getFlashPlayerVersion().release

see http://code.google.com/p/swfobject/wiki/api for more info.

]]> By: John Taylor http://www.gilluminate.com/2007/03/09/using-swfobject-for-flash-version-tracking/#comment-371 John Taylor Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:15:23 +0000 http://blog.gillumiante.com/2007/03/09/using-swfobject-for-flash-version-tracking#comment-371 I found your blog on Google. I've bookmarked it and will watch out for your next blog post. I found your blog on Google. I’ve bookmarked it and will watch out for your next blog post.

]]> By: Steve Hammond http://www.gilluminate.com/2007/03/09/using-swfobject-for-flash-version-tracking/#comment-368 Steve Hammond Fri, 09 Mar 2007 16:28:00 +0000 http://blog.gillumiante.com/2007/03/09/using-swfobject-for-flash-version-tracking#comment-368 Hi Jason, I noticed your post and just wanted to reach out to you about Omniture's Flash analytics solution. Using Omniture ActionSource, you can leverage native ActionScript programming to send analytics data to Omniture. This also allows for direct access to the Flash version number, which can be passed through in a custom variable and available in reports as you mentioned. Omniutre ActionSource is available within the SiteCatalyst Admin Console which can be accessed through SiteCatalyst 13. The solution was released in fall of 2006 and is immediately available for use. If you have specific questions, please contact an Omniture representative and they will be able to provide you with more information. Take care, Steve Hi Jason,

I noticed your post and just wanted to reach out to you about Omniture’s Flash analytics solution. Using Omniture ActionSource, you can leverage native ActionScript programming to send analytics data to Omniture. This also allows for direct access to the Flash version number, which can be passed through in a custom variable and available in reports as you mentioned.

Omniutre ActionSource is available within the SiteCatalyst Admin Console which can be accessed through SiteCatalyst 13. The solution was released in fall of 2006 and is immediately available for use.

If you have specific questions, please contact an Omniture representative and they will be able to provide you with more information.

Take care,

Steve

]]> By: Jason Gill http://www.gilluminate.com/2007/03/09/using-swfobject-for-flash-version-tracking/#comment-369 Jason Gill Fri, 09 Mar 2007 16:28:00 +0000 http://blog.gillumiante.com/2007/03/09/using-swfobject-for-flash-version-tracking#comment-369 Steve, I appreciate your feedback. I did look into ActionSource but there are several reasons why I chose not to go that route. First, it's a bit overkill for simply getting a feel for what Flash version our visitors have. I have now implemented the solution above on sites that don't even have any flash embeded, in order to determine a) whether we should even be using Flash, and b) what our target version should be if we decide to use it. Also, it concerns me that ActionSource itself is a Flash solution. Using only Flash in order to determine what version of flash a user has is frankly an antiquated approach. And how will I determine the percentage of my visitors that don't have Flash installed at all, if ActionSource never loads for them? As I see it, ActionSource is an amazing tool for tracking (as the whitepaper suggests) Flash <i>applications</i>, but for simple version tracking, I'd rather see a JavaScript solution built right into the standard reports in the Traffic/Technology section. Steve, I appreciate your feedback. I did look into ActionSource but there are several reasons why I chose not to go that route. First, it’s a bit overkill for simply getting a feel for what Flash version our visitors have. I have now implemented the solution above on sites that don’t even have any flash embeded, in order to determine a) whether we should even be using Flash, and b) what our target version should be if we decide to use it. Also, it concerns me that ActionSource itself is a Flash solution. Using only Flash in order to determine what version of flash a user has is frankly an antiquated approach. And how will I determine the percentage of my visitors that don’t have Flash installed at all, if ActionSource never loads for them? As I see it, ActionSource is an amazing tool for tracking (as the whitepaper suggests) Flash applications, but for simple version tracking, I’d rather see a JavaScript solution built right into the standard reports in the Traffic/Technology section.

]]> By: Josh http://www.gilluminate.com/2007/03/09/using-swfobject-for-flash-version-tracking/#comment-370 Josh Fri, 09 Mar 2007 16:28:00 +0000 http://blog.gillumiante.com/2007/03/09/using-swfobject-for-flash-version-tracking#comment-370 I agree with Jason. Not all of our users have Flash installed, so ActionSource won't work for us. I'd like to know what version of Flash, if any, that a user has, without needing to load any Flash content at all. I agree with Jason. Not all of our users have Flash installed, so ActionSource won’t work for us. I’d like to know what version of Flash, if any, that a user has, without needing to load any Flash content at all.

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