Study Flex《JavaScript检测flash player的版本号》

function getFlashVersion() {
	var flashVer = NaN;
	var ua = navigator.userAgent;
	if (window.ActiveXObject) {
		var swf = new ActiveXObject('ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash');
		if (swf) {
			flashVer = Number(swf.GetVariable('$version').split(' ')[1]
					.replace(/\,/g, '.').replace(/^(\d+\.\d+).*$/, "$1"));
		}
	} else {
		if (navigator.plugins && navigator.plugins.length > 0) {
			var swf = navigator.plugins['Shockwave Flash'];

			if (swf) {
				var arr = swf.description.split(' ');
				for ( var i = 0, len = arr.length; i < len; i++) {
					var ver = Number(arr[i]);
					if (!isNaN(ver)) {
						flashVer = ver;
						break;
					}
				}
			}
		}
	}
	return flashVer;
}

var flashVer = getFlashVersion();
if (!isNaN(flashVer)) {
	document.write('当前flash player 的版本：' + flashVer);
} else {
	document.write('您尚未安装flash播放器');
}

注：本文摘自  http://www.cnblogs.com/meteoric_cry/archive/2012/07/12/2588390.html