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') {
		  flashVersion = flashPlugin.description.charAt(flashPlugin.description.indexOf('.')-1);
    }
  }

	// 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;