function detectFlash() {
  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('8.') != -1 ) flashVersion = 8;
			else 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.8") \n');
        document.write('IF IsObject(obFlash) THEN \n');
        document.write('flashVersion = 8 \n');
		document.write('ELSE SET obFlash = CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.7") END IF \n');
        document.write('IF flashVersion < 8 and 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 = 0;
  }
return flashVersion;
}

function noFlash() {
	document.write('<div style="padding:10px;background-color:#000;"><a href="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" title="get flash player"><img src="/pics/global/get_flash_player.gif" style="width:88px; height:31px; border:0;" alt="get flash player" border="0" /></a>');
	document.write('<p>The latest version of the <strong>Macromedia Flash Player</strong> is required to view this content!<br />Before continuing please <a href="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" title="get flash player">download the free plugin</a>.</p></div>');
}