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A comprehensive list of supported Adobe Flash features, specific to each browser

Adobe Flash Player Browser Support Matrix

The following is a list of browser versions and platforms, and the Adobe Flash features that each supports.

Internet Explorer 7

Platform	Script-based Player detection	loadMovie	JavaScript*	External Interface
Windows XP	YES	YES	YES : Not functioning: GetVariable, TCallFrame, TCallLabel, TotalFrame	YES
Windows Vista	YES		YES : Not functioning: TCallFrame, TCallLabel, TotalFrame	YES

Internet Explorer 6

Platform	Script-based Player detection	loadMovie	JavaScript*	External Interface
Windows XP	YES	YES	YES : Not functioning: GetVariable, TCallFrame, TCallLabel, TotalFrame	YES
Windows Vista	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Firefox 2

Platform	Script-based Player detection	loadMovie	JavaScript*	External Interface
Windows XP	YES	YES	YES : Not functioning: GetVariable, TCallFrame, TCallLabel	YES
Windows Vista	YES	YES	YES: GetVariable returns 'null', not functioning TCallFrame, TCallLabel	YES
Intel-based Mac	YES	YES	YES: GetVariable returns 'null', not functioning TCallFrame, TCallLabel	YES
Mac PowerPC	YES	YES	YES: GetVariable returns 'null', not functioning TCallFrame, TCallLabel	YES
SUSE Linux 10.1	YES	YES	YES: GetVariable returns 'null', not functioning TCallFrame, TCallLabel	YES
Red Hat Linux	YES	YES	YES: GetVariable returns 'null', not functioning TCallFrame, TCallLabel	YES

Netscape 8.0

Platform	Script-based Player detection	loadMovie	JavaScript*	External Interface
Windows XP	YES	YES	YES: GetVariable returns 'null', not functioning TCallFrame, TCallLabel	YES
Windows Vista	YES	YES	YES: GetVariable returns 'null', not functioning TCallFrame, TCallLabel	YES

Netscape 7

Platform	Script-based Player detection	loadMovie	Javascript	External Interface
Intel-based Mac	YES	NO	NO	External API not supported
Mac PowerPC	YES	NO	NO	External API not supported

Safari 2.0

Platform	Script-based Player detection	loadMovie	JavaScript*	External Interface
Intel-based Mac	YES	YES	YES: GetVariable returns 'null', not functioning TCallFrame, TCallLabel, IsPlaying returns false	YES
Mac PowerPC	YES	YES	YES: GetVariable returns 'null', not functioning TCallFrame, TCallLabel, IsPlaying returns false	YES

Opera 9.1

Platform	Script-based Player detection	loadMovie	JavaScript*	External Interface
Windows XP	YES	YES	YES: GetVariable returns 'null', not functioning TCallFrame, TCallLabel	YES
Windows Vista	YES	YES	YES: GetVariable returns 'null', not functioning TCallFrame, TCallLabel	External API not supported
Intel-based Mac	YES	YES	YES: GetVariable returns 'null', not functioning TCallFrame, TCallLabel	External API not supported
Mac PowerPC	YES	YES	YES: GetVariable returns 'null', not functioning TCallFrame, TCallLabel	External API not supported

Note: For the purposes of this TechNote, the America Online browser is categorized under Internet Explorer.

* JavaScript includes "JavaScript:" in getUrl, FSCommand, and non-External Interface Flash-JavaScript communication.

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