/* System
---------*/
var flash2Installed = false; // true if flash 2 installed
var flash3Installed = false; //
var flash4Installed = false; //
var flash5Installed = false; //
var flash6Installed = false; //
var flash7Installed = false; //
var flash8Installed = false; //
var flash9Installed = false; //
var maxVersion   = 9;  // check to max version
var actualVersion  = 0;  // user installed version

var hasRightVersion = false; // true if user has right version

var isIE = (navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE") != -1) ? true : false; // TRUE if IE
var isWin = (navigator.appVersion.indexOf("Windows") != -1) ? true : false; // TRUE for Win OS

 

 

/* VB-Script Detection for Internet Explorer Windows -------------------------------------------------------------------*/

if(isIE && isWin){
 document.write('<SCRIPT LANGUAGE=VBScript\> \n');
 document.write('on error resume next \n');
 document.write('flash2Installed = (IsObject(CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.2"))) \n');
 document.write('on error resume next \n');
 document.write('flash3Installed = (IsObject(CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.3"))) \n');
 document.write('on error resume next \n');
 document.write('flash4Installed = (IsObject(CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.4"))) \n');
 document.write('on error resume next \n');
 document.write('flash5Installed = (IsObject(CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.5"))) \n'); 
 document.write('on error resume next \n');
 document.write('flash6Installed = (IsObject(CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.6"))) \n');
 document.write('on error resume next \n');
  document.write('flash7Installed = (IsObject(CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.7"))) \n');
  document.write('on error resume next \n');
 document.write('flash8Installed = (IsObject(CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.8"))) \n');
 document.write('on error resume next \n');
 document.write('flash9Installed = (IsObject(CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.9"))) \n'); 
 document.write('</SCRIPT\> \n');
}

 


/* Detect Flash
---------------*/
function detectFlash(flV) { 

 // existiert navigator.plugins
 if (navigator.plugins) {
  // check für flash 2 oder 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;
   flash7Installed   = flashVersion == 7;
   flash8Installed   = flashVersion == 8;
   flash9Installed   = flashVersion >= 9;
  }
 }

 

 for (var i = 2; i <= maxVersion; i++) { 
  if (eval("flash" + i + "Installed") == true) actualVersion = i;
 }

 if(navigator.userAgent.indexOf("WebTV") != -1) actualVersion = 3; 

 //  alert("version detected: " + actualVersion);

 if (actualVersion >= flV) {
  hasRightVersion = true;               
 } else { 
  hasRightVersion = false;
 }
} 



// detect flash version
 detectFlash(8);