// Flash Version Detector  v1.2.1 
// documentation: http://www.dithered.com/javascript/flash_detect/index.html 
// license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/1.0/ 
// code by Chris Nott (chris[at]dithered[dot]com) 
// with VBScript code from Alastair Hamilton (now somewhat modified) 


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

var flashVersion = 0; 
function getFlashVersion() { 
   var latestFlashVersion = 8; 
   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;