/* QTObject embed http://blog.deconcept.com/2005/01/26/web-standards-compliant-javascript-quicktime-detect-and-embed/ by Geoff Stearns (geoff@deconcept.com, http://www.deconcept.com/) v1.0.2 - 02-16-2005 Embeds a quicktime movie to the page, includes plugin detection Usage:
// Misc note: Wrap your SCRIPT for the video in a DIV (e.g. with and ID of VIDEO) // and declare #VIDEO {position:relative;} myQTObject = new QTObject("path/to/mov.mov", "movid", "width", "height"); // optional tags myQTObject.altTxt = "Upgrade your Quicktime Player!"; // This allow you to use a placeholder image that will load in the place // of your movie until the user clicks on it. Set above path to a JPG // (adding 15px to height if using controller) myQTObject.addParam("href", "bushuncensored.mov"); myQTObject.addParam("target", "myself"); myQTObject.addParam("saveembedtags", "true"); // so the href movie will use these settings too // myQTObject.addParam("target", "quicktimeplayer"); // will open in player myQTObject.addParam("controller", "false"); myQTObject.addParam("autostart", "false"); myQTObject.addParam("loop", "true"); myQTObject.write(); */ QTObject = function(mov, id, w, h) { this.mov = mov; this.id = id; this.width = w; this.height = h; this.redirect = ""; this.sq = document.location.search.split("?")[1] || ""; this.altTxt = "This content requires the QuickTime Plugin. Download QuickTime Player."; this.bypassTxt = "

Already have QuickTime Player? Click here.

"; this.params = new Object(); this.doDetect = getQueryParamValue('detectqt'); } QTObject.prototype.addParam = function(name, value) { this.params[name] = value; } QTObject.prototype.getParams = function() { return this.params; } QTObject.prototype.getParam = function(name) { return this.params[name]; } QTObject.prototype.getParamTags = function() { var paramTags = ""; for (var param in this.getParams()) { paramTags += ''; } if (paramTags == "") { paramTags = null; } return paramTags; } QTObject.prototype.getHTML = function() { var qtHTML = ""; if (navigator.plugins && navigator.plugins.length) { // not ie qtHTML += ''; this.addParam("src", this.mov); if (this.getParamTags() != null) { qtHTML += this.getParamTags(); } qtHTML += ''; } return qtHTML; } QTObject.prototype.getVariablePairs = function() { var variablePairs = new Array(); for (var name in this.getVariables()) { variablePairs.push(name + "=" + escape(this.getVariable(name))); } if (variablePairs.length > 0) { return variablePairs.join("&"); } else { return null; } } QTObject.prototype.write = function(elementId) { if(isQTInstalled() || this.doDetect=='false') { if (elementId) { document.getElementById(elementId).innerHTML = this.getHTML(); } else { document.write(this.getHTML()); } } else { if (this.redirect != "") { document.location.replace(this.redirect); } else { if (elementId) { document.getElementById(elementId).innerHTML = this.altTxt +""+ this.bypassTxt; } else { document.write(this.altTxt +""+ this.bypassTxt); } } } } function isQTInstalled() { var qtInstalled = false; qtObj = false; if (navigator.plugins && navigator.plugins.length) { for (var i=0; i < navigator.plugins.length; i++ ) { var plugin = navigator.plugins[i]; if (plugin.name.indexOf("QuickTime") > -1) { qtInstalled = true; } } } else { execScript('on error resume next: qtObj = IsObject(CreateObject("QuickTimeCheckObject.QuickTimeCheck.1"))','VBScript'); qtInstalled = qtObj; } return qtInstalled; } /* get value of querystring param */ function getQueryParamValue(param) { var q = document.location.search; var detectIndex = q.indexOf(param); var endIndex = (q.indexOf("&", detectIndex) != -1) ? q.indexOf("&", detectIndex) : q.length; if(q.length > 1 && detectIndex != -1) { return q.substring(q.indexOf("=", detectIndex)+1, endIndex); } else { return ""; } }