function flash_check()
{ var flash_detect = new Object();
var version_check_to = 20;
flash_detect.installed = false;
flash_detect.version = 0;
try {
	if(navigator.plugins && navigator.plugins.length)
	{ for (var i=0;i<navigator.plugins.length;i++)
		{ if(navigator.plugins[i].name.indexOf('Shockwave Flash') != -1)
			{ flash_detect.version = navigator.plugins[i].description.charAt(navigator.plugins[i].description.indexOf('.')-1);
			flash_detect.installed = true;
			break; }
		}
	}
	else if(window.ActiveXObject)
	{ for (var i = 2;i<=version_check_to;i++)
		{ try {
		flash_object = eval("new ActiveXObject('ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash." + i + "');");
			if(flash_object)
			{ flash_detect.installed = true;
			flash_detect.version = i; }
		} catch(e) {} }
	}
} catch(e) {}
return (flash_detect)
}