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Created July 9, 2014 12:29
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Flash plugin detection javascript code; works on IE8 and Chrome
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detect_flash.js
// Returns true or false if flash installed or not. Tested with IE8 on Windows 7 and Chrome on Win7 and Mac.
(function() { var ie_flash; try { ie_flash = (window.ActiveXObject && (new ActiveXObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash")) !== false) } catch(err) { ie_flash = false; } var _flash_installed = ((typeof navigator.plugins != "undefined" && typeof navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash"] == "object") || ie_flash); return _flash_installed; })()
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