//
// FLASH - SNIFFER Generis library V0.0.2
//
function isDefined(property) {
  return (typeof property != 'undefined');
}

var flashVersion = 0;

function getFlashVersion() {
    var latestFlashVersion = 8;
    var agent = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase(); 
    // NetScape 3 requires flashVersion to be a local variable
    if (agent.indexOf("mozilla/3") != -1 && agent.indexOf("msie") == -1) {
        flashVersion = 0;
    }
    // NetScape 3+, 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:  CreateObject VBScript ActiveX
    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;
    // WEBTV Older version support flash 2
    else if (agent.indexOf("webtv") != -1)
        flashVersion = 2;
    // Cannot detect flash player other cases
    else {
	flashVersion = flashVersion_DONTKNOW;
    }
    return flashVersion;
}
flashVersion_DONTKNOW = -1;