function getFlashVersion(){ 
  	// ie 
    try { 
        
        try { 
             var axo = new ActiveXObject('ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.6'); 
             try { axo.AllowScriptAccess = 'always'; } 
                catch(e) { return '6,0,0'; } 
             } catch(e) {} 
             
             return new ActiveXObject('ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash').GetVariable('$version').replace(/\D+/g, ',').match(/^,?(.+),?$/)[1]; 
              
         // other browsers 
         } catch(e) { 
            try { 
             if(navigator.mimeTypes["application/x-shockwave-flash"].enabledPlugin){ 
                return (navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash 2.0"] || navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash"]).description.replace(/\D+/g, ",").match(/^,?(.+),?$/)[1]; 
             } 
            } catch(e) {} 
         } 
         
     	return '0,0,0'; 
     	
     } 
                 
var version = getFlashVersion().split(',').shift();