// 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 detectFlash(correctVersion_p){	
	//if (isWin){
		if (navigator.plugins){								// does navigator.plugins exist?
			//alert("navigator plugins");
			if (navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash 2.0"] || navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash"]){		
	
				// 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;
				//alert(flashDescription);
				// a flash plugin-description looks like this: Shockwave Flash 4.0 r5
				// so 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
				var flashVersion = parseInt(flashDescription.charAt(flashDescription.indexOf(".") - 1));
	
				// we know the version, now set appropriate version flags
				flash2Installed = flashVersion == 2;		
				flash3Installed = flashVersion == 3;
				flash4Installed = flashVersion == 4;
				flash5Installed = flashVersion == 5;
				flash6Installed = flashVersion == 6;
				flash7Installed = flashVersion == 7;
				flash8Installed = flashVersion == 8;
				flash9Installed = flashVersion == 9;
				//alert(flashVersion);
			}
		}else{
			//alert("You have a mac.");
			hasRightVersion = true;
		}
		
		if (!hasRightVersion){
			// loop through all versions we're checking, and set actualVersion to highest detected version
			for (var i = 2; i <= maxVersion; i++) {	
				if (eval("flash" + i + "Installed") == true) actualVersion = 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) actualVersion = 2;	
			
			// uncomment next line to display flash version during testing
			 //alert("version detected: " + actualVersion);
		
		
			// we're finished getting the version. time to take the appropriate action
		
			if (actualVersion >= correctVersion_p) { 		// user has a new enough version
				hasRightVersion = true;						// flag: it's okay to write out the object/embed tags later
		
				if (useRedirect) {							// if the redirection option is on, load the flash page
					if(jsVersion > 1.0) {					// need javascript1.1 to do location.replace
						window.location.replace(flashPage);	// use replace() so we don't break the back button
					} else {
						window.location = flashPage;		// otherwise, use .location
					}
				}
			} else {	// user doesn't have a new enough version.
			
				if (useRedirect) {		// if the redirection option is on, load the appropriate alternate page
					if(jsVersion > 1.0) {	// need javascript1.1 to do location.replace
						window.location.replace((actualVersion >= 2) ? upgradePage : noFlashPage);
					} else {
						window.location = (actualVersion >= 2) ? upgradePage : noFlashPage;
					}
				}
			}
		}
	//}else{
		//alert("Your using a mac.");
	//	hasRightVersion = true;
	//}
}
	
//detectFlash();	// call our detector now that it's safely loaded.