function detectingFLASH() { 
  var browser = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase(); 
  flashVersion = 0;     
    // NS3+, Opera3+, IE5+ Mac 
    if ( navigator.plugins != null && navigator.plugins.length > 0 ) { 
        var flashPlugin = navigator.plugins['Shockwave Flash']; 
        if ( typeof flashPlugin == 'object' ) {  
            if ( flashPlugin.description.indexOf('7.') != -1 ) flashVersion = 7; 
            else if ( flashPlugin.description.indexOf('6.') != -1 ) 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 (VBscript) 
    else if ( browser.indexOf("msie") != -1 && parseInt(navigator.appVersion) >= 4 && browser.indexOf("win")!= -1 && browser.indexOf("16bit")== -1 ) { 
      document.write('<scr' + 'ipt language="VBScript"\> \n'); 
        document.write('on error resume next \n'); 
        document.write('DIM obFlash \n'); 
        document.write('SET obFlash = CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.7") \n'); 
        document.write('IF IsObject(obFlash) THEN \n'); 
        document.write('flashVersion = 7 \n'); 
        document.write('ELSE SET obFlash = CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.6") END IF \n'); 
        document.write('IF flashVersion < 7 and IsObject(obFlash) THEN \n'); 
        document.write('flashVersion = 6 \n'); 
        document.write('ELSE SET obFlash = CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.5") END IF \n'); 
        document.write('IF flashVersion < 6 and IsObject(obFlash) THEN \n'); 
        document.write('flashVersion = 5 \n'); 
        document.write('ELSE SET obFlash = CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.4") END IF \n'); 
        document.write('IF flashVersion < 5 and IsObject(obFlash) THEN \n'); 
        document.write('flashVersion = 4 \n'); 
        document.write('ELSE SET obFlash = CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.3") END IF \n'); 
        document.write('IF flashVersion < 4 and IsObject(obFlash) THEN \n'); 
        document.write('flashVersion = 3 \n'); 
        document.write('END IF'); 
      document.write('</scr' + 'ipt\> \n'); 
  } // no Flash 
  else { 
    flashVersion = -1; 
  } 
return flashVersion; 
}