Asp Browsercap in ASP
BrowserCap in Classic ASP refers to detecting browser capabilities or identifying the client browser info, often to tailor content or functionality based on the browser.
What is BrowserCap in ASP?
It's about detecting browser type, version, platform, and capabilities.
Classic ASP can read the browser's User-Agent string via
Request.ServerVariables("HTTP_USER_AGENT").You can parse this string manually or use third-party browser capability files or components.
Basic Example: Detect Browser Using ASP
<%Dim userAgentuserAgent = Request.ServerVariables("HTTP_USER_AGENT")Response.Write "User Agent: " & Server.HTMLEncode(userAgent) & "<br>"If InStr(userAgent, "MSIE") > 0 Or InStr(userAgent, "Trident") > 0 Then Response.Write "You are using Internet Explorer.<br>"ElseIf InStr(userAgent, "Firefox") > 0 Then Response.Write "You are using Firefox.<br>"ElseIf InStr(userAgent, "Chrome") > 0 Then Response.Write "You are using Chrome.<br>"ElseIf InStr(userAgent, "Safari") > 0 Then Response.Write "You are using Safari.<br>"Else Response.Write "Browser not detected.<br>"End If%>Advanced Browser Capability Detection
Use external browser capability files (
browscap.ini), which map user agents to capabilities.Classic ASP doesn't have built-in detailed browsercap support like ASP.NET.
You can parse a browscap.ini file or use COM components available online.
Some sites (like browscap.org) provide updated browser capability files.
Summary
In Classic ASP, browser detection mostly relies on analyzing the User-Agent string.
For more sophisticated detection, integrate third-party tools or components.
Would you like help building a full user-agent parser in ASP or integrating a browscap.ini parser?
