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Sep 13.2006

I know that I can use the code

[code=html]<!–[if IE]>[/code]

to make something load only if the user is using IE. Can I do the same for other browsers similar to the if…else statements with Javascript???

Basically, if it is IE show this code, if it is anything else, whow another code??

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@ray326Sep 13.2006 — There's either an "else" form or a "if not IE" form of that thing.
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@yodasw16authorSep 13.2006 — could you provide the syntax? I am having trouble getting it to work. Basically I have an <iframe> and an <object>. I want the iframe to load for IE and the object for everything else.
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@ray326Sep 13.2006 — I don't use it but someone else here will chime in.
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@KravvitzSep 14.2006 — There's either an "else" form or a "if not IE" form of that thing.[/QUOTE]
Umm... technically there is, but it's not valid X/HTML. Those are IE5+/Win's (proprietary) Conditional Comments. No other browser supports them.

[url=http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/author/dhtml/overview/ccomment_ovw.asp]About Conditional Comments[/url]

[url=http://www.positioniseverything.net/articles/multiIE.html]Some more information on conditional comments can be found on this page.[/url]

[url=http://www.quirksmode.org/css/condcom.html]QuirksMode.org : Conditional comments[/url]

http://www.google.com/search?q=IE+conditional+comment

Basically I have an <iframe> and an <object>. I want the iframe to load for IE and the object for everything else.[/QUOTE]
Why?
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@felgallSep 14.2006 — Yes you can do it - it is just a matter of having the comments start and end in the right places.

&lt;!--[if IE]&gt;
Browser is Internet Explorer
&lt;![endif]&gt;&lt;![if !IE]--&gt;
Browser is NOT internet Explorer
&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;
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@KravvitzSep 14.2006 — The following is what IE5+/Win shows when I try that. Apparently it keeps track of which tag its expecting.
Browser is Internet Explorer &lt;![if !IE]--&gt; Browser is NOT internet Explorer &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;
The following seems to work though, so thank you very much Felgall. ? I expect this will come in handy at some point.
&lt;!--[if IE]&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Browser is IE5+/Win.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;![endif]&gt;&lt;![if !IE]&gt;--&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Browser is &lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; IE5+/Win.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;
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