var requiredVersion = 6;   // Version the user needs to view site (max 6, min 2)
	var useRedirect = false;    // Flag indicating whether or not to load a separate
                           // page based on detection results. Set to true to
                           // load a separate page. Set to false to embed the
                           // movie or alternate html directly into this page.
                           
	// Only set next three vars if useRedirect is true...
	var flashPage = "index_flash.php"      // The location of the flash movie page
	var noFlashPage = "index_noflash.php"  // Page displayed if the user doesn't have the
                                  // plugin or we can't detect it.
	var upgradePage = "index_noflash.php"  // Page displayed if we detect an old plugin
	// #############################################



	// 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 maxVersion = 6;             // highest version we can actually detect
	var actualVersion = 0;          // version the user really has
	var hasRightVersion = false;    // boolean. true if it's safe to embed the flash movie in the page
	var jsVersion = 1.0;            // the version of javascript supported


function detectFlash(){

// 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.charAt(flashDescription.indexOf(".") - 1));
      // 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;
    }
  }
  
  // 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 = 3;  
  
  // DEBUGGING: uncomment next line to display flash version
  // alert("version detected: " + actualVersion);


  // We're finished getting the version on all browsers that support detection.
  // Time to take the appropriate action.

  // If the user has a new enough version...
  if (actualVersion >= requiredVersion) {
    // ...then we'll redirect them to the flash page, unless we've
    // been told not to redirect.
    if (useRedirect) {
      // Need javascript1.1 to do location.replace
      if(jsVersion > 1.0) {
        // It's safe to use replace(). Good...we won't break the back button.
        window.location.replace(flashPage);  
      } else {
        // JavaScript version is too old, so use .location to load
        // the flash page.
        window.location = flashPage;
      }
    }
    
    // If we got here, we didn't redirect. So we make a note that we should
    // write out the object/embed tags later.
    //hasRightVersion = true;             
	return true;   
  } else {  
    // The user doesn't have a new enough version.
    // If the redirection option is on, load the appropriate alternate page.
    if (useRedirect) {
      // Do the same .replace() call only if js1.1+ is available.
      if(jsVersion > 1.0) {
        window.location.replace((actualVersion >= 2) ? upgradePage : noFlashPage);
      } else {
        window.location = (actualVersion >= 2) ? upgradePage : noFlashPage;
      }
	  return false;
    }
  }
}

//call this function from html
//if you want to show the image file instead, then give the path to the image file. Otherwise. leave it blank and it
//will display text
function checkFlashVersion(flashFile, flashWidth, flashHeight, imageFile){
	


	// 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.indexOf("Windows") != -1) ? true : false; // true if we're on windows

	// This is a js1.1 code block, so make note that js1.1 is supported.
	jsVersion = 1.1;

	// 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('</SCR' + 'IPT\> \n'); // break up end tag so it doesn't end our script
	}



var hasRightVersion = detectFlash();  // call our detector now that it's safely loaded.  
//******

//******  

<!-- ############################################################
  //IF YOU'RE USING PAGE REDIRECTION, FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS
  //1) Put some content here to tell the user what's going on
   //  while they wait. something like: 
  //"Detecting Macromedia Flash, please wait..."

  //2) Delete everything below this point up to 
  //the NOSCRIPT start tag: <NOSCRIPT>
  //############################################################-->



  
  
//############################################################################
//  IF YOU'RE USING CONTENT SWAPPING, ADJUST THE SCRIPT BELOW TO SUIT YOUR NEEDS
 // ############################################################################

// In this section we set up the content to be placed dynamically on the page.
// Customize movie tags and alternate html content below.

if (!useRedirect) {    // if dynamic embedding is turned on
  if(hasRightVersion) {  // if we've detected an acceptable version
    var oeTags = '<OBJECT CLASSID="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"'
    + 'WIDTH="'+flashWidth+ '" HEIGHT="'+flashHeight+'"'
    + 'CODEBASE="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab">'
    + '<PARAM NAME="MOVIE" VALUE="'+flashFile+' ">'
    + '<PARAM NAME="PLAY" VALUE="true">'
    + '<PARAM NAME="LOOP" VALUE="false">'
    + '<PARAM NAME="QUALITY" VALUE="high">'
    + '<PARAM NAME="MENU" VALUE="false">'
	+ '<PARAM name="wmode" value="transparent">'
    + '<EMBED SRC=" '+flashFile+ '"'
    + 'WIDTH="'+flashWidth+'" HEIGHT=" '+flashHeight+'"' 
    + 'PLAY="true"'
    + 'LOOP="false"'
    + 'QUALITY="high"'
	+ 'wmode="transparent"'
    + 'MENU="false"'
    + 'TYPE="application/x-shockwave-flash"'
    + 'PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash">'
    + '</EMBED>'
    + '</OBJECT>';

    document.write(oeTags);   // embed the flash movie
  } else {  // flash is too old or we can't detect the plugin
    // NOTE: height, width are required!
	var alternateContent = '';
    if (imageFile == "") alternateContent = 'You need Flash to view the interactive tools on this site.';
	else alternateContent = '<IMG SRC='+ imageFile + ' HEIGHT="200" WIDTH="760" ALT="Creativity, Interaction, Identity">' ;
    document.write(alternateContent);  // insert non-flash content
  }
}

} //end of new function