This should get you where you want to go.
if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("MSIE 6") != -1) Ie6 = true;
OR
go to
http://fargo.itp.tsoa.nyu.edu/~arf213/CGI/Class3.shtml
with IE6 for the full HTTP_USER_AGENT string
HTH,
Lon
----- Original Message -----
From: "the head lemur" <headlemur at qwest.net>
To: "!Evolt" <thelist at lists.evolt.org>
Sent: Friday, June 15, 2001 9:24 PM
Subject: [thelist] looking for IE Identity string
> I am looking for the browser ID string for IE 6 for a javascript redirect.
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> Stolen from http://www.scottandrew.com
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> He is a Netscape guy and one hell of a coder in anybodys ballpark.
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> this function kills all IE versions. I would like to just exclude IE6
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> if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("MSIE") > -1) {
> location.replace("get_lost.html");
> }
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> I will be using it for this;
> http://www.lemurzone.com/ie6.htm
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> Yes I know all the reasons not to do this, but I am drawing the line here.
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> tip forthcoming
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