// Flash Version Detector  v1.1.5
// http://www.dithered.com/javascript/flash_detect/index.html
// code by Chris Nott (chris@NOSPAMdithered.com - remove NOSPAM)
// with VBScript code from Alastair Hamilton

var flashVersion = 0;
function getFlashVersion() {
        var agent = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();

   // NS3 needs flashVersion to be a local variable
   if (agent.indexOf("mozilla/3") != -1 && agent.indexOf("msie") == -1) {
      flashVersion = 0;
   }

        // NS3+, Opera3+, IE5+ Mac (support plugin array):  check for Flash plugin in plugin array
        if (navigator.plugins != null && navigator.plugins.length > 0) {
                var flashPlugin = navigator.plugins['Shockwave Flash'];
                if (typeof flashPlugin == 'object') {
                        if (flashPlugin.description.indexOf('7.') != -1) flashVersion = 7;
                        else if (flashPlugin.description.indexOf('6.') != -1) flashVersion = 6;
                        else if (flashPlugin.description.indexOf('5.') != -1) flashVersion = 5;
                        else if (flashPlugin.description.indexOf('4.') != -1) flashVersion = 4;
                        else if (flashPlugin.description.indexOf('3.') != -1) flashVersion = 3;
                }
        }

        // IE4+ Win32:  attempt to create an ActiveX object using VBScript
        else if (agent.indexOf("msie") != -1 && parseInt(navigator.appVersion) >= 4 && agent.indexOf("win")!=-1 && agent.indexOf("16bit")==-1) {
           document.write('<scr' + 'ipt language="VBScript"\> \n');
                document.write('on error resume next \n');
                document.write('dim obFlash \n');
                document.write('set obFlash = CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.7") \n');
                document.write('if IsObject(obFlash) then \n');
                document.write('flashVersion = 7 \n');
                document.write('else set obFlash = CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.6") end if \n');
                document.write('if flashVersion < 7 and IsObject(obFlash) then \n');
                document.write('flashVersion = 6 \n');
                document.write('else set obFlash = CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.5") end if \n');
                document.write('if flashVersion < 6 and IsObject(obFlash) then \n');
                document.write('flashVersion = 5 \n');
                document.write('else set obFlash = CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.4") end if \n');
                document.write('if flashVersion < 5 and IsObject(obFlash) then \n');
                document.write('flashVersion = 4 \n');
                document.write('else set obFlash = CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.3") end if \n');
                document.write('if flashVersion < 4 and IsObject(obFlash) then \n');
                document.write('flashVersion = 3 \n');
                document.write('end if');
                document.write('</scr' + 'ipt\> \n');
  }

        // WebTV 2.5 supports flash 3
        else if (agent.indexOf("webtv/2.5") != -1) flashVersion = 3;

        // older WebTV supports flash 2
        else if (agent.indexOf("webtv") != -1) flashVersion = 2;

        // Can't detect in all other cases
        else {
                flashVersion = flashVersion_DONTKNOW;
        }

        return flashVersion;
}

flashVersion_DONTKNOW = -1;