Re: WAP redirection without using PHP / ASP / ASP.NET

On 29 Nov 2005 16:08:05 -0800, domtam@hotmail.com wrote:

>Hi there.
>
>My goal is to add some script to my home page (which is NOT asp / aspx
>page, and it is not hosted in IIS) so that any request from mobile
>browser will be redirect to another page (a wap page which uses asp.net
>mobile control page). How can I do that?
>
>Originally, I planned to use Javascript to do it.
>
><script language="javascript">
>var agt = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
>var is_mobile = ( (agt.indexOf("blacknerry") != -1)
> || (agt.indexOf("nokia") != -1)
> || (agt.indexOf("WebtV") != -1)
> || (agt.indexOf("windows ce") != -1)
> || (agt.indexOf("microsoft pocket internet explorer") != -1)
> || (agt.indexOf("up") != -1)
>// more different mobile browser user agent here.
>
> );
>var mobile_url = "http://wap.mydomain.com";
>if (is_mobile)
> window.location = mobile_url;
>
></script>
>
>It worked with Pocket PC IE, but it didn't work with BlackBerry browser
>(emulator).
>
>I suspect that it's because the blackberry browser doesn't understand
>javascript. Is that true? If it is the case, it probably won't work for
>other mobile browser too.
>
>Is there a better solution to this problem?
>
>Thanks
>Dom

Do not count on WAP browsers in general to support Javascript.
If all your clients support WMLscript, you could look that up.
I think you want to look up the WURFL list of which handsets support
which capabilities.
And your script tag should have " type=text/javascript' "

---Bruce Wisentaner
Received on Fri Dec 23 20:19:23 2005