var flash=0; // define variable for older browsers (IE 4, WIN95)

function detectFlash(){
	var flash = 0;
	if (navigator.plugins && navigator.plugins.length > 0){
		if (navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash"]) {
			flash = navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash"].description;
			flash = flash.substring(flash.indexOf(" ") + 1);
			flash = flash.substring(flash.indexOf(" ") + 1);
			flash = parseInt(flash);
		} 
	}
	return parseInt(flash);
}

function testVersion(flash, flash_min){
	//alert("flash: "+flash+"; flash_min: "+flash_min);
	if(flash >= flash_min){
		//setFlashCookie(flash);
		return true;
	}else{
		return false;
	}
}