// next comes the standard javascript detection that uses the navigator.plugins array
// we pack the detector into a function so it loads before we run it

function detectFlash(){	

	if (navigator.plugins){					// does navigator.plugins exist?
		if (navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash 2.0"] 	// yes>> then is Flash 2 
		|| navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash"]){		// or flash 3+ installed?

			// set convenient references to flash 2 and the plugin description
			var isVersion2 = navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash 2.0"] ? " 2.0" : "";
			var flashDescription = navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash" + isVersion2].description;
			// a flash plugin-description looks like this: Shockwave Flash 4.0 r5
			// so we can get the major version by grabbing the character before the period
			// note that we don't bother with minor version detection. do that in your movie with $version
			var flashVersion = parseInt(flashDescription.charAt(flashDescription.indexOf(".") - 1));

			// we know the version, now set appropriate version flags
			flash2Installed = flashVersion == 2;
			flash3Installed = flashVersion == 3;
			flash4Installed = flashVersion == 4;
			flash5Installed = flashVersion == 5;
		}
	}

	// 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) actualVersion = i;
	}
	// if we're on webtv, the version supported is 2 (pre-summer2000, or 3, post-summer2000)
	// note that we don't bother sniffing varieties of webtv. you could if you were sadistic...
	if(navigator.userAgent.indexOf("WebTV") != -1) actualVersion = 2;

	// uncomment next line to display flash version during testing
	// alert("version detected: " + actualVersion);


	// we're finished getting the version. time to take the appropriate action

	hasRightVersion = (actualVersion >= requiredVersion);

}



detectFlash();	// call our detector now that it's safely loaded.