'This series of client-side scripts are available on Macromedia's web site as the "detection kit".
'This is the vb component, there is also a js component

'Visual basic helper required to detect Flash Player ActiveX control version information
Function VBGetSwfVer(i)
	on error resume next
	Dim swControl, swVersion
	swVersion = 0
		
	set swControl = CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash." + CStr(i))
	if (IsObject(swControl)) then
		swVersion = swControl.GetVariable("$version")
	end if
	VBGetSwfVer = swVersion
End Function