topic How to Know Which Client is being used? in QlikView https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/How-to-Know-Which-Client-is-being-used/m-p/168641#M1282521 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello!</P><P>I need to determine which client is being used (Desktop / IE Plugin / AJAX or Mobile) to access an application. Based on that I will set a variable to show or hide certain Sheets. Is there a way to accomplish it?</P><P>Thanks in advance!</P><P>Miguel.</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:19:17 GMT mike_garcia 2026-01-26T18:19:17Z How to Know Which Client is being used? https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/How-to-Know-Which-Client-is-being-used/m-p/168641#M1282521 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello!</P><P>I need to determine which client is being used (Desktop / IE Plugin / AJAX or Mobile) to access an application. Based on that I will set a variable to show or hide certain Sheets. Is there a way to accomplish it?</P><P>Thanks in advance!</P><P>Miguel.</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:19:17 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/How-to-Know-Which-Client-is-being-used/m-p/168641#M1282521 mike_garcia 2026-01-26T18:19:17Z How to Know Which Client is being used? https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/How-to-Know-Which-Client-is-being-used/m-p/168642#M1282523 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello again.</P><P>A Colleague just gave me the solution:</P><P>There is a function, which I find a little mysterious because it is not in the Help area in QV Desktop, that works only in QV10. It is</P><BLOCKQUOTE style="overflow-x: scroll;"><PRE style="margin: 0px;">ClientPlatform()</PRE></BLOCKQUOTE>When using that function in QV Destop, it returns a blank string (not null). When using it via a published application in a QV10 Server, it returns:<BR /><BR /> <P></P><UL><LI>For AJAX: browser.YOURBROWSER</LI><LI>For iPad Client: mobile.iPhone</LI><LI>For IE Plugin: A Blank String.</LI></UL><BR /><BR /> <P>Those where my few tests and solved my question. I hope it will be helpful for someone else.</P><P>Regards,</P><P>Miguel.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 30 Dec 2010 17:03:18 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/How-to-Know-Which-Client-is-being-used/m-p/168642#M1282523 mike_garcia 2010-12-30T17:03:18Z