// Flash Version Detector  v1.1.4
// http://www.dithered.com/javascript/flash_detect/index.html
// code by Chris Nott (chris@NOSPAMdithered.com - remove NOSPAM)
// with VBScript code from Alastair Hamilton
function getFlashVersion() {
	var agent = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase(); 
	//var 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'];
		flashVersion = 0;
		if (typeof flashPlugin == 'object') { 
			if (flashPlugin.description.indexOf('10.') != -1) flashVersion = 10;
			else if (flashPlugin.description.indexOf('9.') != -1) flashVersion = 9;
			else if (flashPlugin.description.indexOf('8.') != -1) flashVersion = 8;
			else 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.writeln('<scr' + 'ipt language="VBScript"\> \n');
		document.writeln('on error resume next \n');
		document.writeln('dim obFlash \n');
		document.writeln('set obFlash = CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.10") \n');
		document.writeln('if IsObject(obFlash) then \n');
		document.writeln('flashVersion = 10 \n');
		document.writeln('else set obFlash = CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.9") end if \n');
		document.writeln('if flashVersion < 10 and IsObject(obFlash) then \n');
		document.writeln('flashVersion = 9 \n');
		document.writeln('else set obFlash = CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.8") end if \n');
		document.writeln('if flashVersion < 9 and IsObject(obFlash) then \n');
		document.writeln('flashVersion = 8 \n');
		document.writeln('else set obFlash = CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.7") end if \n');
		document.writeln('if flashVersion < 8 and IsObject(obFlash) then \n');
		document.writeln('flashVersion = 7 \n');
		document.writeln('else set obFlash = CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.6") end if \n');
		document.writeln('if flashVersion < 7 and IsObject(obFlash) then \n');
		document.writeln('flashVersion = 6 \n');
		document.writeln('else set obFlash = CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.5") end if \n');
		document.writeln('if flashVersion < 6 and IsObject(obFlash) then \n');
		document.writeln('flashVersion = 5 \n');
		document.writeln('else set obFlash = CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.4") end if \n');
		document.writeln('if flashVersion < 5 and IsObject(obFlash) then \n');
		document.writeln('flashVersion = 4 \n');
		document.writeln('else set obFlash = CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.3") end if \n');
		document.writeln('if flashVersion < 4 and IsObject(obFlash) then \n');
		document.writeln('flashVersion = 3 \n');
		document.writeln('end if');
		document.writeln('</scr' + 'ipt\> \n');
   }
   return flashVersion;
}