How to detect the version of Plugin in IE?

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Hi all.

How can I detect the version of Flash-Plugin installed in Internet
Explorer?
In Netscape i can do this with following java script
navigator.plugins[pluginname].description
But it doesn't works in IE?
Can anyone help me?

Thanx in advance,
Yurij

[Steel_Cat]

Funny... when I read your question I started looking at some javascript code
that could be used to detect the flash plugin in IE, but it would've taken a
long time to debug (and explain :S ), so here's an easier way. I websearched
and found a guy who knows the toils of javascripting a flash plugin detector
for IE - and has found an easier way involving a "front door" flash movie.
Here's the URL, interesting stuff:
[S=http://www.moock.org/webdesign/flash/detection/noscriptdetection.html]Flash
Plugin Detector for IE[/S]