/* this function returns true or false depending on the result
of comparing required and actual flash-plugin-version-number
usage:
*/
var flash2Installed = false;
var flash3Installed = false;
var flash4Installed = false;
var flash5Installed = false;
var flash6Installed = false;
var maxVersion = 6;
var actualVersion = 0;
var isIE = (navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE")!= -1)? true : false;
var isWin = (navigator.appVersion.indexOf("Windows")!= -1)? true : false;
if(isIE && isWin){
document.write(' \n');
document.write('on error resume next \n');
document.write('flash2Installed = (IsObject(CreateObject("Shockwaveflash.Shockwaveflash.2"))) \n');
document.write('flash3Installed = (IsObject(CreateObject("Shockwaveflash.Shockwaveflash.3"))) \n');
document.write('flash4Installed = (IsObject(CreateObject("Shockwaveflash.Shockwaveflash.4"))) \n');
document.write('flash5Installed = (IsObject(CreateObject("Shockwaveflash.Shockwaveflash.5"))) \n');
document.write('flash6Installed = (IsObject(CreateObject("Shockwaveflash.Shockwaveflash.6"))) \n');
document.write(' \n'); // break up end tag so it doesn't end our script
}
function detectflash(requiredVersionNumber) {
if (navigator.plugins) {
if (navigator.plugins["Shockwave flash 2.0"] | navigator.plugins["Shockwave flash"]) {
var isVersion2 = navigator.plugins["Shockwave flash 2.0"]? " 2.0" : "";
var flashDescription = navigator.plugins["Shockwave flash" + isVersion2].description;
var flashVersion = parseInt(flashDescription.charAt(flashDescription.indexOf(".") - 1));
flash2Installed = flashVersion == 2;
flash3Installed = flashVersion == 3;
flash4Installed = flashVersion == 4;
flash5Installed = flashVersion == 5;
flash6Installed = flashVersion >= 6;
}
}
for (var i = 2; i <= maxVersion; i++) {
if (eval("flash" + i + "Installed") == true) actualVersion = i;
}
if(navigator.userAgent.indexOf("WebTV")!= -1) actualVersion = 2;
if(actualVersion >= requiredVersionNumber){
return true;
}else{
return false;
}
}