Get OS version via Flash

Question

Hello,

I was wondering if the OS version (Windows XP Home, Windows XP Pro, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Business, etc...) is available via some kind of a variable in Flash.

Thanks,

Roy.

Answer 1

Yes, to some extent. Check out the os property on the Capabilities object here:

os:String [read-only]

Language Version : ActionScript 3.0

Player Version : Flash Player 9

Specifies the current operating system. The os property can return the following strings: "Windows XP", "Windows 2000", "Windows NT", "Windows 98/ME", "Windows 95", "Windows CE" (available only in Flash Player SDK, not in the desktop version), "Linux", and "MacOS". The server string is OS.