getPlayerVersion = function(){
	var PlayerVersion = ["zero"];
	if(navigator.plugins && navigator.mimeTypes.length){
		var x = navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash"];
		if(x && x.description) {
			PlayerVersion = x.description.replace(/([a-zA-Z]|\s)+/, "").replace(/(\s+r|\s+b[0-9]+)/, ".").split(".");
		}
	}else if (navigator.userAgent && navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Windows CE") >= 0){ // if Windows CE
		var axo = 1;
		var counter = 3;
		while(axo) {
			try {
				counter++;
				axo = new ActiveXObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash."+ counter);
				PlayerVersion = [counter,0,0];
			} catch (e) {
				axo = null;
			}
		}
	} else { // Win IE (non mobile)
		// do minor version lookup in IE, but avoid fp6 crashing issues
		// see http://blog.deconcept.com/2006/01/11/getvariable-setvariable-crash-internet-explorer-flash-6/
		try{
			var axo = new ActiveXObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.7");
		}catch(e){
			try {
				var axo = new ActiveXObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.6");
				PlayerVersion = [6,0,21];
				axo.AllowScriptAccess = "always"; // error if player version < 6.0.47 (thanks to Michael Williams @ Adobe for this code)
			} catch(e) {
				if (PlayerVersion.major == 6) {
					return PlayerVersion;
				}
			}
			try {
				axo = new ActiveXObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash");
			} catch(e) {}
		}
		if (axo != null) {
			PlayerVersion = axo.GetVariable("$version").split(" ")[1].split(",");
		}
	}
	
	return PlayerVersion.join('.');
}