if (actualVersion >= requiredVersion) {  // if we've detected an acceptable version
  var oeTags = '<div class="SearchSWF">'
    + '<OBJECT CLASSID="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"'
    + 'WIDTH="748" HEIGHT="398"'
    + 'id="search" align="middle"'
    + 'http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,0,0">'
    + '<PARAM NAME="MOVIE" VALUE="search.swf">'
    + '<PARAM NAME="PLAY" VALUE="true">'
    + '<PARAM NAME="LOOP" VALUE="false">'
    + '<PARAM NAME="QUALITY" VALUE="high">'
    + '<PARAM NAME="MENU" VALUE="false">'
    + '<PARAM NAME="bgcolor" VALUE="#6699bb">'
    + '<EMBED SRC="search.swf"'
    + 'WIDTH="748" HEIGHT="398"'
    + 'PLAY="true" LOOP="false" QUALITY="high" MENU="false"'
    + 'bgcolor="#6699bb" name="search" align="middle"'
    + 'TYPE="application/x-shockwave-flash"'
    + 'PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash">'
    + '</EMBED>'
    + '</OBJECT>';
    + '</div>';

document.write(oeTags);   // embed the flash movie

} else {  // flash is too old or we can't detect the plugin
  // NOTE: height, width are required!
  var alternateContent = '<div class="FullWidthMsg">The SEAtrails search requires the <a href="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash">Flash plugin from Macromedia</a>.  The Flash plugin is used by over 96% of internet users in the U.S. and Europe. Please <a href="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash">consider installing it</a>.</div>';
  
	document.write(alternateContent);  // insert non-flash content
}


