// Flash Version Detector  v1.1.1

// http://www.dithered.com/javascript/flash_detect/index.html

// code by Chris Nott (chris@dithered.com)



var flashVersion = 0;

function getFlashVersion() {

	var dontKnow = false;

	

	var agent = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase(); 

	

	// NS3+ and Opera3+ (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('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+ on 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('if IsObject(CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.6")) then flashVersion = 6 \n');

		document.write('if flashVersion < 6 and IsObject(CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.5")) then flashVersion = 5 \n');

		document.write('if flashVersion < 5 and IsObject(CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.4")) then flashVersion = 4 \n');

		document.write('if flashVersion < 4 and IsObject(CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.3")) then flashVersion = 3 \n');	

		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;

		dontKnow = true;

	}



	return flashVersion;

}



flashVersion_DONTKNOW = -1;