Web and WebWorks Development

[jwoodall01]

Does anyone know how to set up a page that reads the BB software version and redirects to a specific URL based on the version?

I have 2 versions of an application that is downloaded onto the BB and I need the browser to know which JAD file to grab when the user accesses the page.

[ebourne · Accepted solution]

Its pretty simple to create a page that redirects to a specific URL based on the device version.  The browser includes the infomation you need in the http header it sends in a web request. 

if you are using java/jsp you can use a call like:

request.getHeader("User-Agent")

for .NET:

Request.ServerVariables("HTTP_USER_AGENT") 

and so on.  Just look for the string you want, and send the user on to that page.

Here is a knowledge base article with information about what you can find in a BlackBerry Browser header:

http://www.blackberry.com/knowledgecenterpublic/livelink.exe/fetch/2000/348583/800878/800733/How_To_-_Retrieve_information_about_the_BlackBerry_Browser.html?nodeid=1033750&vernum=0

cheers

ed bourne

Enterprise Solutions Partnership Manager