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Identify Browser type and version in ASP

This reports IE 10 as IE 7
var bc = Server.CreateObject("MSWC.BrowserType");

Anyone have a way to detect IE 10 using ASP?

I'd rather not jump through the hoops to try cyScape.BrowserObj.
Also unknown if that's going to work on Win 2008 server .

Thanks

Lee W, MVP

I'm guessing ServerVariables doesn't work for you?

baller119

Have you already tried parsing the Request.ServerVariables("HTTP_USER_AGENT") variable?

awalkinthepark

ASKER

Right, when using windows 7 and IE 10
Request.ServerVariables("HTTP_USER_AGENT") returns:

Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; Trident/6.0; 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)

baller119

Is compatibility mode enabled in IE10?

awalkinthepark

ASKER

That's the point. I want to detect if it's IE 10 , and if so, put a message up to the users
to toggle compatibility mode.

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Dave Baldwin

Here's a list of IE User Agent strings: http://www.useragentstring.com/pages/Internet%20Explorer/ I'm sure it's not complete but it's something to work with.

awalkinthepark

ASKER

Nice.
"Trident/6.0" so obvious!

Thanks.
And for anyone else needing it:

var str= new String(Request.ServerVariables("HTTP_USER_AGENT"));
var IE10Flag = str.indexOf("Trident/6.0");

Followed by :

if (IE10Flag>0) {
//do something
}

awalkinthepark

ASKER

according to that link,
there are IE 10 strings without Trident 6.0
but they have "MSIE 10.0" so I guess check for either

Sorry closed it before seeing that so can't give you points

Dave Baldwin

Everybody is telling me that today...