var flash2Installed = false;    
 var flash3Installed = false;    
 var flash4Installed = false;   
 var flash5Installed = false;    
 var flash6Installed = false;  
 var maxVersion = 6; 
 var actualVersion = 0;         
 var hasRightVersion = false; 
 var jsVersion = 1.0;
 var gotflash = 0;
 
 // change this to appropriate required plug-in version.
 var requiredVersion = 6;
 
 // Check the browser...we're looking for ie/win
 var isIE = (navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE") != -1) ? true : false;    
 var isWin = (navigator.appVersion.indexOf("Windows") != -1) ? true : false;
 
 // This is a js1.1 code block, so make note that js1.1 is supported.
 jsVersion = 1.1;
 
 // Write vbscript detection on ie win. IE on Windows doesn't support regular
 // JavaScript plugins array detection.
 if(isIE && isWin){
   document.write('<SCR' + 'IPT LANGUAGE=VBScript\> \n');
   document.write('on error resume next \n');
   document.write('flash2Installed = (IsObject(CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.2"))) \n');
   document.write('flash3Installed = (IsObject(CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.3"))) \n');
   document.write('flash4Installed = (IsObject(CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.4"))) \n');
   document.write('flash5Installed = (IsObject(CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.5"))) \n');  
   document.write('flash6Installed = (IsObject(CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.6"))) \n'); 
   document.write('</SCR' + 'IPT\> \n'); // break up end tag so it doesn't end our script
 }
 
 function detectFlash() {  
   // If navigator.plugins exists...
   if (navigator.plugins) {
     // ...then check for flash 2 or flash 3+.
     if (navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash 2.0"]
         || navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash"]) {
       var isVersion2 = navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash 2.0"] ? " 2.0" : "";
       var flashDescription = navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash" + isVersion2].description;
       // alert("Flash plugin description: " + flashDescription);
       var flashVersion = parseInt(flashDescription.charAt(flashDescription.indexOf(".") - 1));
      
       flash2Installed = flashVersion == 2;    
       flash3Installed = flashVersion == 3;
       flash4Installed = flashVersion == 4;
       flash5Installed = flashVersion == 5;
       flash6Installed = flashVersion >= 6;
     }
   }
   
   // Loop through all versions we're checking, and
   // set actualVersion to highest detected version.
   for (var i = 2; i <= maxVersion; i++) {  
     if (eval("flash" + i + "Installed") == true) gotflash = i;
   
   }
 }
 
 detectFlash();  // call our detector now that it's safely loaded.