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.substring(16));

                                // 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;
                                flash7Installed = flashVersion == 7;
                                flash8Installed = flashVersion == 8;
                                flash9Installed = flashVersion >= 9;
                        }
                }
  
                // 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;
                }
  
                // 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;                
                } 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;
                                }
                        }
                }
        }
        
        // moock fpi [f.lash p.layer i.nspector]
        // version: 1.3.6
        // written by colin moock
        // code maintained at: http://www.moock.org/webdesign/flash/detection/moockfpi/
        // terms of use posted at: http://www.moock.org/terms/

        // =============================================================================
        // These are the user defined globals.
        // Modify the following variables to customize the inspection behaviour.

        var requiredVersion = 6;   // Version the user needs to view site (max 9, 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.

        // *************
        // Everything below this point is internal until after the BODY tag.
        // Do not modify! Proceed to the BODY tag for further instructions.
        // *************

        // 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 flash7Installed = false;    // boolean. true if flash 7 is installed
        var flash8Installed = false;    // boolean. true if flash 8 is installed
        var flash9Installed = false;    // boolean. true if flash 9 is installed
        var maxVersion = 9;             // 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

        // -->

        // Check the browser...we're looking for ie/win, but not aol
        var isAOL = (navigator.appVersion.indexOf("AOL") != -1) ? true : false;
        var isIE  = (navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE") != -1) ? true : false;    // true if we're on ie
        var isWin = (navigator.appVersion.toLowerCase().indexOf("win") != -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 && !isAOL){
                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('flash7Installed = (IsObject(CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.7"))) \n');
                document.write('flash8Installed = (IsObject(CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.8"))) \n');
                document.write('flash9Installed = (IsObject(CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.9"))) \n');
                document.write('<\/SCR' + 'IPT\> \n'); // break up end tag so it doesn't end our script
        }
        
        detectFlash();  // call our detector now that it's safely loaded. 

        if (!useRedirect) {    // if dynamic embedding is turned on
                if(hasRightVersion) {  // if we've detected an acceptable version
                        hasFlash = true;        
                } else {  
                        hasFlash = false
                }
        }

   //     if(hasFlash) {
     //         document.write("<span class='yesgreen'>detected</span></td>");
       // } else { 
         //      document.write("<span class='nored'>not detected</span><br><a href =
//'http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash'>Download Flash</a></td>");
        //}