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I would like to redirect users using Internet Explorer 8 and below to a different website (i.e www.google.com)

I found the java code below from here: http://www.daobydesign.com/blog/tips/css-html/detect-redirect-script-for-internet-explorer-ie/

And modified it to Internet Explorer 8 as shown below, however it is not working.

<!--
var browser = navigator.appName
var ver = navigator.appVersion
var thestart = parseFloat(ver.indexOf("MSIE"))+1
var brow_ver = parseFloat(ver.substring(thestart+4,thestart+8))
if ((browser=="Microsoft Internet Explorer") && (brow_ver < 8))
{
window.location="http://www.google.com/";
}
//-->

I tested my site here: Browser Render Website

My website is My Website java script redirect works for internet explorer 6 and 7 but not 8. How can I include i.e.8?

Thank you!

oo33
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See the line if ((browser=="Microsoft Internet Explorer") && (brow_ver < 8)) ? The last piece is saying that the browser version must be less than eight for the code to run. You want less than nine. So, if ((browser=="Microsoft Internet Explorer") && (brow_ver < 9))

Stephen
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