var flashVersion
/**
*	Funktion fuer die direkte Ausgabe
*	@param htmlFlash
*	@param htmlNoFlash
*	@param htmlNoScript
*/
function checkFlash(htmlFlash, htmlNoFlash, requiredVersion){
	requiredVersion = (!requiredVersion) ? 6 : requiredVersion;
	var version = getFlashVersion();
	if( version < requiredVersion ) {
		document.write(htmlNoFlash);
	} else {
		document.write(htmlFlash);
	}

}
function getFlashVersion() {
	var agent = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase(); 
	
   // NS3 needs flashVersion to be a local variable
   if (agent.indexOf("mozilla/3") != -1 && agent.indexOf("msie") == -1) {
      flashVersion = 0;
   }
   
	// NS3+, Opera3+, IE5+ Mac (support plugin array):  check for Flash plugin in plugin array
	if (navigator.plugins != null && navigator.plugins.length > 0) {
		var flashPlugin = navigator.plugins['Shockwave Flash'];
		if (typeof flashPlugin == 'object') { 
			var m = []
			if( m = flashPlugin.description.match(/(\d+)\./) ) {
				if(m[1]) {
					flashVersion = m[1]
				}
			} else {
				if (flashPlugin.description.indexOf('7.') != -1) flashVersion = 7;
				else if (flashPlugin.description.indexOf('6.') != -1) flashVersion = 6;
				else if (flashPlugin.description.indexOf('5.') != -1) flashVersion = 5;
				else if (flashPlugin.description.indexOf('4.') != -1) flashVersion = 4;
				else if (flashPlugin.description.indexOf('3.') != -1) flashVersion = 3;
			}
		}
	}

	// IE4+ Win32:  attempt to create an ActiveX object using VBScript
	else if (agent.indexOf("msie") != -1 && parseInt(navigator.appVersion) >= 4 && agent.indexOf("win")!=-1 && agent.indexOf("16bit")==-1) {
		/*	Anzahl der Versionnummern die ueberprueft werden */
		var cl = 20;
	    document.write('<scr' + 'ipt language="VBScript"\> \n');
		document.write('on error resume next \n');
		document.write('dim obFlash \n');
		document.write('set obFlash = CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.'+cl+'") \n');
		document.write('if IsObject(obFlash) then \n');
		document.write('flashVersion = '+cl+' \n');
		while(--cl) {
			document.write('else set obFlash = CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.'+(cl-1)+'") end if \n');
			document.write('if flashVersion < '+cl+' and IsObject(obFlash) then \n');
			document.write('flashVersion = '+(cl-1)+' \n');
		}
		document.write('end if');
		document.write('</scr' + 'ipt\> \n');
  }
		
	// WebTV 2.5 supports flash 3
	else if (agent.indexOf("webtv/2.5") != -1) flashVersion = 3;

	// older WebTV supports flash 2
	else if (agent.indexOf("webtv") != -1) flashVersion = 2;

	// Can't detect in all other cases
	else {
		flashVersion = -1;
	}
	return flashVersion;
}

