help me with this code plz !!!

[ali_purashuri]

hi all, can any one say me that what does this piece of code ? and if that works or not ?

in the html source code we have :
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<OBJECT ID="test" width=250 height=50 CLASSID="CLSID:10548230-1C12-11A1-8248-4a1d4f56a2aC"
codebase="http://www.mywebsite.com/loader.cab#version=1,0,0,2">
</OBJECT>
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<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="javascript">
var ie4 = b_agent.indexOf("MSIE 4.0",0);
if (ie4 == -1)
{
if (!test.Version)
{
alert('!test version');
}
else
{
alert('test version !!!');
}
}

</SCRIPT>
what does test.version ? is it a method of javascript ? i could mail the full code too if it is
important. i needeed that check if the loader.cab file has been installed on the client computer
or not? and i looked some source code , till i found that above code, but i don't now exactly what
that source code does?

is there any another way that i could find that the cab file has been successfully installed on the client
computer?
plz help me as soon as possible , cause i need urgent help !!!

[RealisticGraphics]

Version is a method/property of the object "test" that is being defined in this code block:

<OBJECT ID="test" width=250 height=50 CLASSID="CLSID:10548230-1C12-11A1-8248-4a1d4f56a2aC" 
codebase="http://www.mywebsite.com/loader.cab#version=1,0,0,2"> 
</OBJECT>

What it is beyond that... I couldn't say.

[CornedBee]

It simply represents the version number of the object, so you can not only test whether the object is there at all but also if it has a high-enough version.

That said, any object other than Flash and Java are IE-only and thus bad.

[bekkel]

there are more plug-ins.
adobe and shockwave for instance.

you can check all that.

But you can also check for msn or icq.

[DeadEyes]

Objects won't exist in IE or other browsers for much longer if EOLAS's suit against MS succeeds.

[CornedBee]

Yeah, and if the software patents decision in Europe goes through we'll have similar stupid stuff here too.

[DeadEyes]

I think the European thing is going to be a disaster if it goes through.
From what I understand if you want to add a textbox to a vb form you need a liecence from the person who created the textbox control and ditto for nearly every bit of code you use

[CornedBee]

No, it's different.

Say this thing had been law many years ago. Someone came up with the idea to display a small box in graphical environments where you can write text inside. And this someone patents this concept of a "textbox". That would mean that EVERYONE who wants to develop or use a textbox would have to pay that guy - for coming up with a quite obvious idea.

This is already possible in the USA, as the new lawsuit against MS proves. Someone patented the idea of a program displaying content that it doesn't recognize by loading a helper program or plugin for it - which is exactly what all web browsers do with applets or plugins.

[bekkel]

all that patent stuff is really stupid, and I hope europe isn't going to allow this...