How to detect flash

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I came across this fantastic script that embeds your Flash content in a standards-compliant fashion and also includes player plug-in detection. This way you can make sure your visitors have at least Flash Player 7 when deploying Flash scripts. It also includes the ability to supply alternate content should your user not have the requisite plug-in.

It is as easy to use as this:

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<script type="text/javascript" src="swfobject.js"></script>
      
<div id="flashcontent">
  This text is replaced by the Flash movie.
</div>

<script type="text/javascript">
   var so = new SWFObject("movie.swf", "mymovie", "200", "100", "7", "#336699");
   so.write("flashcontent");
</script>

More information can be found here.