How to detect if user is on a mobile device browser?

[TimSki]

Hi,

Is there an easy way in CLASSICasp to see if a user is accessing a page via a mobile device.

Thanks in advance

[Ankit1027]

Yes...it is the property of the browser to recognize the CSS file related to the Web Page.

You need to upload the CSS file related to web page on the server. As the browser will open the webpage, it will recognize and the respective CSS will be loaded

-Ankit

[TimSki]

ok thanks, but i don't really understand. i thought that some mobile devices didn't support css ?

[Ankit1027]

When you are saying mobile phones, you mean Smart Phones (iPhone, Blackberry, Symbain OS, Droid OS, and Windows OS)

[TimSki]

yes exactly

[TimSki]

is it possible to make use of Request.ServerV ariables(HTTP_U SER_AGENT) to detect the browser type and then make decisions on that ?

[jhardman]

yes, exactly.

if instr(request.serverVariables("HTTP_USER_AGENT"), "PalmOS") > 0 then
   response.redirect "mypage_mobile.asp"
end if

Pretty simple stuff.

Jared

[Ankit1027]

TimSki

Mobile Customized do support CSS.

Try this, if you are working on .NET

<script runat="server" language="c#">

public void Page_Load(Objec t sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (Request.Browse r["IsMobileDevice "] == "true" )
{
Response.Redire ct("MobileDefau lt.aspx");
}
else
{
Response.Redire ct("DesktopDefa ult.aspx");
}
}


I have developed a Smartphone Customized Website and we have used CSS files to show up.

-Ankit