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;
}