Auto embedding Windows Media Player 7 in Web page if it is installed on the client (279022)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.0
  • Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.1
  • Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.2
  • Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.4
  • Microsoft Windows Media Player 7
  • Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1
This article was previously published under Q279022

SUMMARY

When you embed a Windows Media Player client into a Web page, you can use client-side code to detect whether version 7 or later is installed. In doing so, you can take advantage of version 7 or later features if that version is installed.

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The following code enables your Web page to embed Windows Media Player 7 if the client has it installed. If the client does not have version 7 installed, but it does have an earlier version, that version will be displayed instead. 
<html>
<head>
<title>Embedding Windows Media Player</title>
</head>
<body>


<!-- Check Media Player Version -->

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="VBScript">
<!--
On Error Resume Next
lngMP70 = IsObject(CreateObject("WMPlayer.OCX"))

' Windows Media Player 7 Code
If (lngMP70) Then
	document.write "<OBJECT ID=MediaPlayer "
	document.write " CLASSID=CLSID:6BF52A52-394A-11D3-B153-00C04F79FAA6"
	document.write " standby=""Loading Microsoft Windows Media Player components..."" "
	document.write " TYPE=""application/x-oleobject"" width=""286"" height=""225"">"
	document.write "<PARAM NAME=""url"" VALUE=""http://ncnetshow/station1.asx"">"
	document.write "<PARAM NAME=""AutoStart"" VALUE=""true"">"
	document.write "<PARAM NAME=""ShowControls"" VALUE=""1"">"
	document.write "<PARAM NAME=""uiMode"" VALUE=""mini"">"
	document.write "</OBJECT>"

' Windows Media Player 6.4 Code
Else
	document.write "<OBJECT ID=MediaPlayer "
	document.write " CLASSID=CLSID:22d6f312-b0f6-11d0-94ab-0080c74c7e95"
	document.write "CODEBASE=http://activex.microsoft.com/activex/controls/mplayer/en/nsmp2inf.cab#Version=6,4,5,715"
	document.write " standby=""Loading Microsoft Windows Media Player components..."" "
	document.write " TYPE=""application/x-oleobject"" width=""286"" height=""225"">"
	document.write "<PARAM NAME=""FileName"" VALUE=""http://ncnetshow/station1.asx"">"
	document.write "<PARAM NAME=""AutoStart"" VALUE=""true"">"
	document.write "<PARAM NAME=""ShowControls"" VALUE=""1"">"
	document.write "</OBJECT>"
End If

-->
</SCRIPT>

</body>


Here is the same code, but in JavaScript form: 
<html>
<head>
<title>Embedding Windows Media Player</title>
</head>
<body>

<!-- Check Media Player Version -->

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">

var WMP7;

if(window.ActiveXObject)
{
    WMP7 = new ActiveXObject("WMPlayer.OCX.7");
}
else if (window.GeckoActiveXObject)
{
     WMP7 = new GeckoActiveXObject("WMPlayer.OCX.7");
}

// Windows Media Player 7 Code
if ( WMP7 )
{
     document.write ('<OBJECT ID=MediaPlayer ');
     document.write (' CLASSID=CLSID:6BF52A52-394A-11D3-B153-00C04F79FAA6');
     document.write (' standby="Loading Microsoft Windows Media Player components..."');
     document.write (' TYPE="application/x-oleobject" width="286" height="225">');
     document.write ('<PARAM NAME="url" VALUE="http://ncnetshow/station1.asx">');
     document.write ('<PARAM NAME="AutoStart" VALUE="true">');
     document.write ('<PARAM NAME="ShowControls" VALUE="1">');
     document.write ('<PARAM NAME="uiMode" VALUE="mini">');
     document.write ('</OBJECT>');
}

// Windows Media Player 6.4 Code
else
{
     //IE Code
     document.write ('<OBJECT ID=MediaPlayer ');
     document.write ('CLASSID=CLSID:22d6f312-b0f6-11d0-94ab-0080c74c7e95 ');
     document.write ('CODEBASE=http://activex.microsoft.com/activex/controls/mplayer/en/nsmp2inf.cab#Version=6,4,5,715 ');
     document.write ('standby="Loading Microsoft Windows Media Player components..." ');
     document.write ('TYPE="application/x-oleobject" width="286" height="225">');
     document.write ('<PARAM NAME="FileName" VALUE="http://ncnetshow/station1.asx">');
     document.write ('<PARAM NAME="AutoStart" VALUE="true">');
     document.write ('<PARAM NAME="ShowControls" VALUE="1">');

     //Netscape code
     document.write ('    <Embed type="application/x-mplayer2"');
     document.write ('        pluginspage="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/"');
     document.write ('        filename="http://ncnetshow/station1.asx"');
     document.write ('        src="http://ncnetshow/station1.asx"');
     document.write ('        Name=MediaPlayer');
     document.write ('        ShowControls=1');
     document.write ('        ShowDisplay=1');
     document.write ('        ShowStatusBar=1');
     document.write ('        width=290');
     document.write ('        height=320>');
     document.write ('    </embed>');

     document.write ('</OBJECT>');
}

</SCRIPT>

</body>
</html>
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:1/19/2006
Keywords:kbcode kbinfo KB279022
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