Can C++ Container Determine AS2 vs AS3

[cs3_n00b]

I have a C++ container of Flash Player 11 (I have also tried Player 9 and
Player 10). How can the container ask the player what type of content it is
playing (AS2 or AS3)?

If I create an event handler (ExternalInterface.addCallback) in AS3 which
returns true (depicting AS3), and call m_FlashPlayer.CallFunction in my
container, I am able to receive/parse the ActionScript response ("<true/>").

However, if the content is "old" (i.e. AS2 which does not have the necessary
event handler) ... or if the content is AS3 and I deliberately throw an
exception (throw new Error("AS3 Error") in my event handler) ... the C++
container has no way of differentiating between AS2 or AS3. My container
catches the COleDispatchException, but there is no information within the
exception. Both scenarios result with an m_scError = 0x80004005 (E_FAIL).

Is there a prescribed way for a container to ask the Shockwave player if it is
playing AS2 or AS3 content?

[Sean Wilson]

You are confusing the Shockwave Player (which runs Director-created
content) with the Flash Player