Function to return the major version of Flash Player installed

getFlashMajorVersion.js

function getFlashMajorVersion () {
	var flashVersion = '0,0,0';
	// ie
	try {
	    try {
	      // avoid fp6 minor version lookup issues
	      // see: http://blog.deconcept.com/2006/01/11/getvariable-setvariable-crash-internet-explorer-flash-6/
	      var axo = new ActiveXObject('ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.6');
	      try { 
		  	axo.AllowScriptAccess = 'always';
		  }
	      catch(e) {
		  	flashVersion = '6,0,0';
		  }
	    } catch(e) {
			// no flash
		}
	    flashVersion = new ActiveXObject('ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash').GetVariable('$version').replace(/\D+/g , ',').match(/^,?(.+),?$/)[1];
	  // other browsers
	} catch(e) {
	    try {
	      if(navigator.mimeTypes["application/x-shockwave-flash"].enabledPlugin) {
	        flashVersion = (navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash 2.0"] || navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash"]).description.replace(/\D+/g, ",").match(/^,?(.+),?$/)[1];
	      }
	    } catch(e) {
			
		}
	}
	
	return flashVersion.split(',').shift();
}