// Flash Version Detector  v1.1.4
// http://www.dithered.com/javascript/flash_detect/index.html
// code by Chris Nott (chris@NOSPAMdithered.com - remove NOSPAM)
// with VBScript code from Alastair Hamilton, patched for MAC by IlTimido
function getFlashVersion() {
  var agent = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
  //var 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'];
    flashVersion = 0;
    if (typeof flashPlugin == 'object') {
      if (flashPlugin.description.indexOf('10.') != -1) flashVersion = 10;
      else if (flashPlugin.description.indexOf('9.') != -1) flashVersion = 9;
      else if (flashPlugin.description.indexOf('8.') != -1) flashVersion = 8;
      else if (flashPlugin.description.indexOf('7.') != -1) flashVersion = 7;
      else if (flashPlugin.description.indexOf('6.') != -1){
         // Prende solo la stringa della versione "6.x rxx"
         var sVersion,nTmp,nVers;
         sVersion = flashPlugin.description.substr(15);
         // Controlla che sia 6.0
         if (sVersion.substr(0,3)){
          // Trova la r
          nTmp = sVersion.indexOf("r");
          nVers = parseInt(sVersion.substr(nTmp+1));
          if (nVers >= 65){
            // Tutto ok
            flashVersion = 6;
           }else{
            // Se la versione e' 6.0 rxx dove xx < 75 lo forza a 5
            flashVersion = 5;
           }
         }else{
           // se la versione e' 6.1 o superiore lo accetta
           flashVersion = 6;
         }
      }
      else if (flashPlugin.description.indexOf('5.') != -1) flashVersion = 5;
      else if (flashPlugin.description.indexOf('4.') != -1) flashVersion = 4;
      else if (flashPlugin.description.indexOf('3.') != -1) flashVersion = 3;
    }
  } // 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.writeln('<scr' + 'ipt language="VBScript"\> \n');
    document.writeln('on error resume next \n');
    document.writeln('dim obFlash \n');
    document.writeln('set obFlash = CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.8") \n');
    document.writeln('if IsObject(obFlash) then \n');
    document.writeln('flashVersion = 8 \n');
    document.writeln('else set obFlash = CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.7") end if \n');
    document.writeln('if flashVersion < 8 and IsObject(obFlash) then \n');
    document.writeln('flashVersion = 7 \n');
    document.writeln('else set obFlash = CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.6") end if \n');
    document.writeln('if flashVersion < 7 and IsObject(obFlash) then \n');
    document.writeln('flashVersion = 6 \n');
    document.writeln('else set obFlash = CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.5") end if \n');
    document.writeln('if flashVersion < 6 and IsObject(obFlash) then \n');
    document.writeln('flashVersion = 5 \n');
    document.writeln('else set obFlash = CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.4") end if \n');
    document.writeln('if flashVersion < 5 and IsObject(obFlash) then \n');
    document.writeln('flashVersion = 4 \n');
    document.writeln('else set obFlash = CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.3") end if \n');
    document.writeln('if flashVersion < 4 and IsObject(obFlash) then \n');
    document.writeln('flashVersion = 3 \n');
    document.writeln('end if');
    document.writeln('</scr' + 'ipt\> \n');
   }
   return flashVersion;
}