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// #############################################
// These are the user defined globals.
// Modify the following variables to customize the inspection behaviour.
 
var requiredVersion = 7;   // Version the user needs to view site (max 9, min 2)
                           
// #############################################
   
// *************
// Everything below this point is internal until after the BODY tag.
// Do not modify! Proceed to the BODY tag for further instructions.
// *************
 
// System globals
var flash2Installed = false;    // boolean. true if flash 2 is installed
var flash3Installed = false;    // boolean. true if flash 3 is installed
var flash4Installed = false;    // boolean. true if flash 4 is installed
var flash5Installed = false;    // boolean. true if flash 5 is installed
var flash6Installed = false;    // boolean. true if flash 6 is installed
var flash7Installed = false;    // boolean. true if flash 7 is installed
var flash8Installed = false;    // boolean. true if flash 8 is installed
var flash9Installed = false;    // boolean. true if flash 9 is installed
 
var maxFlashVersion = 9;             // highest version we can actually detect
var actualFlashVersion = 0;          // version the user really has
var hasRightFlashVersion = false;    // boolean. true if it's safe to embed the flash movie in the page
 
// -->


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// Check the browser...we're looking for ie/win
var isIE  = (navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE") != -1) ? true : false;    // true if we're on ie
var isWin = (navigator.appVersion.toLowerCase().indexOf("win") != -1) ? true : false; // true if we're on windows
  
// Write vbscript detection on ie win. IE on Windows doesn't support regular
// JavaScript plugins array detection.
if(isIE && isWin){
  document.write('<SCR' + 'IPT LANGUAGE=VBScript\> \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('flash7Installed = (IsObject(CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.7"))) \n');  
  document.write('flash8Installed = (IsObject(CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.8"))) \n');
  document.write('flash9Installed = (IsObject(CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.9"))) \n');
  document.write('<\/SCR' + 'IPT\> \n'); // break up end tag so it doesn't end our script
}
// -->

 

<!--
 
// Next comes the standard javascript detection that uses the 
// navigator.plugins array. We pack the detector into a function so it loads
// before we run it.
 
function DetectIfFlashInstalledAndIsCorrectVersion() 
{  
   var hasFlashAndIsRightVersion = false;
   // If navigator.plugins exists...
   if (navigator.plugins) 
   {
      // ...then check for flash 2 or flash 3+.
      if (navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash 2.0"] || navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash"]) 
      {
         // Some version of Flash was found. Time to figure out which.
         // Set convenient references to flash 2 and the plugin description.
         var isVersion2 = navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash 2.0"] ? " 2.0" : "";
         var flashDescription = navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash" + isVersion2].description;

         // DEBUGGING: uncomment next line to see the actual description.
         // alert("Flash plugin description: " + flashDescription);

         // A flash plugin-description looks like this: Shockwave Flash 4.0 r5
         // We can get the major version by grabbing the character before the period
         // note that we don't bother with minor version detection. 
         // Do that in your movie with $version or getVersion().
         var flashVersion = parseInt(flashDescription.substring(16));

         // We found the version, now set appropriate version flags. Make sure
         // to use >= on the highest version so we don't prevent future version
         // users from entering the site.
         flash2Installed = flashVersion == 2;    
         flash3Installed = flashVersion == 3;
         flash4Installed = flashVersion == 4;
         flash5Installed = flashVersion == 5;
         flash6Installed = flashVersion == 6;
         flash7Installed = flashVersion == 7;
         flash8Installed = flashVersion == 8;
         flash9Installed = flashVersion >= 9;
      }
   }
  
   // Loop through all versions we're checking, and
   // set actualFlashVersion to highest detected version.
   for (var i = 2; i <= maxFlashVersion; i++) {  
      if (eval("flash" + i + "Installed") == true) actualFlashVersion = i;
   }

   // If we're on webtv, the version supported is 2 (pre-summer2000, 
   // or 3, post-summer2000). Note that we don't bother sniffing varieties
   // of webtv. You could if you were sadistic...
   if(navigator.userAgent.indexOf("WebTV") != -1) actualFlashVersion = 3;  

   // DEBUGGING: uncomment next line to display flash version
   // alert("version detected: " + actualFlashVersion);
      
   // If the user has a new enough version...
   if (actualFlashVersion >= requiredVersion) 
   {
      hasRightFlashVersion = true; 
      hasFlashAndIsRightVersion = true;              
   }
   else 
   {  
      // The user doesn't have a new enough version.
      hasRightFlashVersion = false;
   }
     return hasFlashAndIsRightVersion;
}
 
 
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