// comprehensive browser detection script
var detect = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
var OS,browser,version,total,thestring;

if (checkIt('konqueror'))
{
	browser = "Konqueror";
	OS = "Linux";
}
else if (checkIt('safari')) browser = "Safari"
else if (checkIt('omniweb')) browser = "OmniWeb"
else if (checkIt('opera')) browser = "Opera"
else if (checkIt('webtv')) browser = "WebTV";
else if (checkIt('icab')) browser = "iCab"
else if (checkIt('msie')) browser = "Internet Explorer"
else if (!checkIt('compatible'))
{
	browser = "Netscape Navigator"
	version = detect.charAt(8);
}
else browser = "An unknown browser";

// get the version of the browser
if (!version) version = detect.charAt(place + thestring.length);

if (!OS)
{
	if (checkIt('linux')) OS = "Linux";
	else if (checkIt('x11')) OS = "Unix";
	else if (checkIt('mac')) OS = "Mac"
	else if (checkIt('win')) OS = "Windows"
	else OS = "an unknown operating system";
}

function checkIt(string)
{
	place = detect.indexOf(string) + 1;
	thestring = string;
	return place;
}

// Detect the flash version
var FlashMode = 0;
var FlashVersion = 0;

// attempt to detect Flash
if (navigator.mimeTypes && navigator.mimeTypes["application/x-shockwave-flash"] && navigator.mimeTypes["application/x-shockwave-flash"].enabledPlugin) {
    if (navigator.plugins && navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash"] && (versionIndex = navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash"].description.indexOf(".")) != - 1) {
        var versionString = navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash"].description.substring(0, versionIndex);
        var versionString = versionString.substring(versionString.lastIndexOf(' '), versionString.length);

        FlashMode = 1;
        FlashVersion = parseInt( versionString );
    }
}

else if (navigator.userAgent && navigator.userAgent.indexOf("MSIE")>=0 && (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Windows 95")>=0 || navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Windows 98")>=0 || navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Windows NT")>=0)) {
    document.write('<SCRIPT LANGUAGE=VBScript\> \n');
    document.write('on error resume next \n');
    document.write('For i = 2 to 8 \n');
    document.write('If Not(IsObject(CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash." & i))) Then \n');
    document.write('Else \n');
    document.write('	FlashMode = 1 \n');
    document.write('	FlashVersion = i \n');
    document.write('End If \n');
    document.write('Next \n');
    document.write('</SCR'+'IPT\> \n');
}