var showFlash = false;
function getFlashVersion(){
	// ie 
	try {
		try {
			// avoid fp6 minor version lookup issues 
			// see: http://blog.deconcept.com/2006/01/11/getvariable-setvariable-crash-internet-explorer-flash-6/ 
			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';
}
// run the detection
function detectFlash (){
	// version to detect
	var detectVersion = 4.0;
	var userVersion = getFlashVersion().split(/,/);
	while(userVersion.length > 2){
		userVersion.pop();
	}
	userVersion = userVersion.join('.');
	
	// set the showFlash variable
	if (userVersion >= detectVersion){
		showFlash = true;
	}
}
detectFlash();