Detecting if Adobe Reader installed from within IE

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2 total messages Started by Paul_Shafft Wed, 19 Jul 2006 09:44

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Author: Paul_Shafft
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 09:44

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Does anyone know if its possible to detect whether Adobe Reader is installed from within IE ? Basically I'd like to code up a test (either in JavaScript or some other method) which runs within the users browser and detects what version of Adobe Reader they have. This test could then be used to tell them whether they need to download the Reader.

I realise this may not be possible from within the browser sandbox, but IE must be able to do some basic checks when users try to launch pdf files.

Thanks,
Paul.

Re: Detecting if Adobe Reader installed from within IE

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Author: Aandi_Inston
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 10:14

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Please don't. People do try, and these forums are full of people who
are the victim. Even Amazon messed it up. Either the tests go wrong,
or it prevents people from downloading the PDF for later use on a
different computer; or from viewing it with a product other than Adobe
Reader.

Aandi Inston

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