var flash = false;
  var flashver = new Array();

  //*****VBSCODE FOR IE FLASH DETECT*****
  var vbcode = new Array(
  "<script type=\"text/vbscript\">",
  "on error resume next",
  "dim flashObject, flashver",
  "flashver = 0",
  "flashObject = (IsObject(CreateObject(\"ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.10\")))",
  "if flashObject = true then",
  "flashver = 10",
  "end If",
  "call jsfunct(flashver)"
  );
  var i = 0;
     do {
        document.writeln(vbcode[i]);
        i++;
     }
     while (i < vbcode.length);
  document.writeln("</script"+">");
  //*************END VBSCODE*************

  function jsfunct(fromvbs) {
  flashver[0] = fromvbs;
  //(assume IE if run VBS)
  flashver[1] = "Internet Explorer";
  }

  //**********NS FLASH DETECT************
  if (navigator.plugins.length) {
  //(length false for IE, so assume Ns)
  flashver[0] = 0;
    var i;
    for (i=0; i < navigator.plugins.length; i++) {
         var pluginIdent = navigator.plugins[i].description.split(" ");

         if (pluginIdent[0] == "Shockwave" && pluginIdent[1] == "Flash") {
            versionArray = pluginIdent[2].split(".");

            if (versionArray[0] >= 10) {
            flashver[0] = 10;
            } 
         }
         flashver[1] = "Netscape";
    }
  }
  //*********END NS FLASH DETECT*********

  if (flashver[0] == 10) {
    flash = true;
  }