Browser levels, PDAs and browser sniffing

[Lauchlan M]

Hi.

I have a need for users to access my ASP.NET pages from PDAs. I notice that
you can deploy to different browser levels, eg IE5, HTML3.2, etc. So
deploying the forms to HTML3.2 will work for PDAs.

Is there much else to it (other than testing to make sure it looks and works
ok)?

Also, how can I set it up to 'browser sniff' and serve up HTML 3.2 pages for
PDAs and (say) HTML 4 pages otherwise?

Thanks!

Lauchlan M

[Jason \(MFT1\)]

Great but how would one do it on a hosted site. How many web hosting
companies give you access to the machine.config?
Do any? I find many of the "solutions" to problems listed in this newsgroup
are great if you are using an intranet or if you are in development using
your own iis localhost but very often the solutions fall short when you
deploy to a web host that you do not have control over.

"Ken Cox [Microsoft MVP]" <BA************ @sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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The detection of the browser is handled in the machine.config file located in:
C:\WINDOWS\Micr osoft.NET\Frame work\v1.1.4322\ CONFIG

You'll find a section like this where you can, presumably, customize .Net to detect your PDA and respond. Can't say more than that 'cause I've never messed with it.

<browserCaps>
<result type="System.We b.Mobile.Mobile Capabilities, System.Web.Mobi le,
Version=1.0.500 0.0, Culture=neutral , PublicKeyToken= b03f5f7f11d50a3 a"/>
<use var="HTTP_USER_ AGENT"/>

Ken
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"Lauchlan M" <LM********@Hot mail.com> wrote in message
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Hi.

I have a need for users to access my ASP.NET pages from PDAs. I notice that you can deploy to different browser levels, eg IE5, HTML3.2, etc. So
deploying the forms to HTML3.2 will work for PDAs.

Is there much else to it (other than testing to make sure it looks and works ok)?

Also, how can I set it up to 'browser sniff' and serve up HTML 3.2 pages for PDAs and (say) HTML 4 pages otherwise?

Thanks!

Lauchlan M

[John Saunders]

"Lauchlan M" <LM********@Hot mail.com> wrote in message
news:%2******** *******@TK2MSFT NGP12.phx.gbl.. .

Hi.

I have a need for users to access my ASP.NET pages from PDAs. I notice that you can deploy to different browser levels, eg IE5, HTML3.2, etc. So
deploying the forms to HTML3.2 will work for PDAs.

Have you considered using the Mobile Internet Toolkit? This allows you to
use controls which adapt to PDAs, cell phones, etc. It is now part of Visual
Studio 2003, but is an add-in for 2002.
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John Saunders
Internet Engineer
jo***********@s urfcontrol.com