do you know of any way to prevent a script i have on a web page to be loaded by IE7 only?
The script works fine in all other browsers so I just wanted to disable it on IE7.
Is this at all possible?
Alex
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4Wouldn't it be smarter to make the script work in IE7 as well ? Show it to us and maybe we can help.Didier Ghys– Didier Ghys2012-02-10 15:04:00 +00:00Commented Feb 10, 2012 at 15:04
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1Does this mean that the script is working in IE6?Neil Knight– Neil Knight2012-02-10 15:08:03 +00:00Commented Feb 10, 2012 at 15:08
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@DidierGhys you are right it's just that i wanted a quick n dirty solution fr the time being, and i would look into js later. i didnt write the js myself and it's difficult to pinpoint the issueakmur– akmur2012-02-10 15:17:57 +00:00Commented Feb 10, 2012 at 15:17
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This is why you should never do quick&dirty... because you will simply never take care of the js later. I've worked on projects completely built upon quick&dirty solutions for this exact same reason. This is part if your job to make clients understand that resolving some bugs takes time and it is your responsability to keep a clean code base.Didier Ghys– Didier Ghys2012-02-10 15:22:48 +00:00Commented Feb 10, 2012 at 15:22
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if(navigator.userAgent.indexOf('MSIE 7') < 0){
//do your non-IE7 stuff here
}
or even better
function DoSomStuff(){
if(navigator.userAgent.indexOf('MSIE 7') > 0 ) return;
//do your non-IE7 stuff here
}
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akmur
I think this is the one :) I will try it out!
Mathias Bynens
Please don’t use this! stackoverflow.com/a/9229864/96656 is a much more robust solution.
maybe this works for you:
<!––[if !IE 7]>
<script type="text/javascript" src="different"></script>
<![endif]––>
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Neil Knight
This will load the script if its IE7, whereas the OP is wanting to disable the script. You are missing your
not operator.
Andy E
Even with your edit, the whole thing will be recognized as a HTML comment by non-IE browsers.
mas-designs
yeah but he only wants to target IE7 so its fine
Andy E
@EvilP: no, he wants to target not IE 7, which means IE 6, 8, 9, Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera, etc.
Yes there is, using conditional comments:
<!--[if !(IE 7)]>
<script>
// Your script here
</script>
<![endif]-->
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Andy E
This won't load the script in non-IE browsers.
You can use down-level revealed conditional comments (with a bit of extra markup to satisfy validators):
<!--[if !(IE 7)]><!-->
<script src="myscript.js"></script>
<!--<![endif]-->
However, any good web developer would recommend that you use feature detection instead of browser detection for your scripts. It's also possible that your IE 7 problem could be easily solved, so perhaps you might want to post it as a separate question.
