<!--
 
// 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 exists...
  if (navigator.plugins) {
    // ...then check for flash 2 or flash 3+.
    if (navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash 2.0"]
        || navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash"]) {
 
      // Some version of Flash was found. Time to figure out which.
      
      // 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;
 
      // DEBUGGING: uncomment next line to see the actual description.
      // alert("Flash plugin description: " + flashDescription);
      
      // A flash plugin-description looks like this: Shockwave Flash 4.0 r5
      // 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 or getVersion().
      var flashVersion = parseInt(flashDescription.charAt(flashDescription.indexOf(".") - 1));
     
      // We found the version, now set appropriate version flags. Make sure
      // to use >= on the highest version so we don't prevent future version
      // users from entering the site.
      flash2Installed = flashVersion == 2;    
      flash3Installed = flashVersion == 3;
      flash4Installed = flashVersion == 4;
      flash5Installed = flashVersion == 5;
      flash6Installed = flashVersion == 6;
   flash7Installed = flashVersion >= 7;
    }
  }
   
 // 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
 
 if (actualVersion >= requiredVersion) {   // user has a new enough version
  hasRightVersion = true;      // flag: it's okay to write out the object/embed tags later
 
  if (useRedirect) {       // if the redirection option is on, load the flash page
   if(jsVersion > 1.0) {     // need javascript1.1 to do location.replace
    window.location.replace(flashPage); // use replace() so we don't break the back button
   } else {
    window.location = flashPage;  // otherwise, use .location
   }
  }
 } else { // user doesn't have a new enough version.
 
  if (useRedirect) {  // if the redirection option is on, load the appropriate alternate page
   if(jsVersion > 1.0) { // need javascript1.1 to do location.replace
    window.location.replace((actualVersion >= 2) ? upgradePage : noFlashPage);
   } else {
    window.location = (actualVersion >= 2) ? upgradePage : noFlashPage;
   }
  }
 }
}

detectFlash(); // call our detector now that it's safely loaded. 


//check to stop flash from loading in Netscape 4.7 because it crashes the browser.
if (ns && ver == 4) {
	hasRightVersion = false
}
// -->