// Flash Version Detector  v1.2.1

function isDefined(property) 
{
  return (typeof property != 'undefined');
}

var flashVersion = 0;
function getFlashVersion() 
{
	var latestFlashVersion = 9;
   	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') 
		{ 
			for (var i = latestFlashVersion; i >= 3; i--) 
			{
   	    		if (flashPlugin.description.indexOf(i + '.') != -1) 
   	       		{
           			flashVersion = i;
           			break;
          		}
        	}
		}
	}
	// 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) 
			{
	   			var doc = '<scr' + 'ipt language="VBScript"\> \n';
      			doc += 'On Error Resume Next \n';
				doc += 'Dim obFlash \n';
      			doc += 'For i = ' + latestFlashVersion + ' To 3 Step -1 \n';
      			doc += '   Set obFlash = CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash." & i) \n';
      			doc += '   If IsObject(obFlash) Then \n';
      			doc += '      flashVersion = i \n';
      			doc += '      Exit For \n';
      			doc += '   End If \n';
      			doc += 'Next \n';
      			doc += '</scr' + 'ipt\> \n';
      			document.write(doc);
   			}
	// 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;