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// convert user agent string to lowercase
var agt=navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();

// detect platform - for internal use only

// *** PLATFORM ***
var is_win   = ( (agt.indexOf("win")!=-1) || (agt.indexOf("16bit")!=-1) );
var is_win95 = ((agt.indexOf("win95")!=-1) || (agt.indexOf("windows 95")!=-1));
var is_win16 = ((agt.indexOf("win16")!=-1) || 
	     (agt.indexOf("16bit")!=-1) || (agt.indexOf("windows 3.1")!=-1) || 
	     (agt.indexOf("windows 16-bit")!=-1) );  
var is_win31 = ((agt.indexOf("windows 3.1")!=-1) || (agt.indexOf("win16")!=-1) ||
	     (agt.indexOf("windows 16-bit")!=-1));
var is_winme = ((agt.indexOf("win 9x 4.90")!=-1));
var is_win2k = ((agt.indexOf("windows nt 5.0")!=-1));
var is_winxp = ((agt.indexOf("windows nt 5.1")!=-1));
var is_win98 = ((agt.indexOf("win98")!=-1) || (agt.indexOf("windows 98")!=-1));
var is_winnt = ((agt.indexOf("winnt")!=-1) || (agt.indexOf("windows nt")!=-1));
var is_win32 = (is_win95 || is_winnt || is_win98 || 
	     ((is_major >= 4) && (navigator.platform == "Win32")) ||
	     (agt.indexOf("win32")!=-1) || (agt.indexOf("32bit")!=-1));

var is_os2   = ((agt.indexOf("os/2")!=-1) || 
	     (navigator.appVersion.indexOf("OS/2")!=-1) ||   
	     (agt.indexOf("ibm-webexplorer")!=-1));

var is_mac    = (agt.indexOf("mac")!=-1);
if (is_mac && is_ie5up) is_js = 1.4;
    var is_mac68k = (is_mac && ((agt.indexOf("68k")!=-1) || 
                               (agt.indexOf("68000")!=-1)));
    var is_macppc = (is_mac && ((agt.indexOf("ppc")!=-1) || 
                                (agt.indexOf("powerpc")!=-1)));

var is_sun   = (agt.indexOf("sunos")!=-1);
var is_sun4  = (agt.indexOf("sunos 4")!=-1);
var is_sun5  = (agt.indexOf("sunos 5")!=-1);
var is_suni86= (is_sun && (agt.indexOf("i86")!=-1));
var is_irix  = (agt.indexOf("irix") !=-1);    // SGI
var is_irix5 = (agt.indexOf("irix 5") !=-1);
var is_irix6 = ((agt.indexOf("irix 6") !=-1) || (agt.indexOf("irix6") !=-1));
var is_hpux  = (agt.indexOf("hp-ux")!=-1);
var is_hpux9 = (is_hpux && (agt.indexOf("09.")!=-1));
var is_hpux10= (is_hpux && (agt.indexOf("10.")!=-1));
var is_aix   = (agt.indexOf("aix") !=-1);      // IBM
var is_aix1  = (agt.indexOf("aix 1") !=-1);    
var is_aix2  = (agt.indexOf("aix 2") !=-1);    
var is_aix3  = (agt.indexOf("aix 3") !=-1);    
var is_aix4  = (agt.indexOf("aix 4") !=-1);    
var is_linux = (agt.indexOf("inux")!=-1);
var is_sco   = (agt.indexOf("sco")!=-1) || (agt.indexOf("unix_sv")!=-1);
var is_unixware = (agt.indexOf("unix_system_v")!=-1); 
var is_mpras    = (agt.indexOf("ncr")!=-1); 
var is_reliant  = (agt.indexOf("reliantunix")!=-1);
var is_dec   = ((agt.indexOf("dec")!=-1) || (agt.indexOf("osf1")!=-1) || 
	(agt.indexOf("dec_alpha")!=-1) || (agt.indexOf("alphaserver")!=-1) || 
	(agt.indexOf("ultrix")!=-1) || (agt.indexOf("alphastation")!=-1)); 
var is_sinix = (agt.indexOf("sinix")!=-1);
var is_freebsd = (agt.indexOf("freebsd")!=-1);
var is_bsd = (agt.indexOf("bsd")!=-1);
var is_unix  = ((agt.indexOf("x11")!=-1) || is_sun || is_irix || is_hpux || 
	is_sco ||is_unixware || is_mpras || is_reliant || 
	is_dec || is_sinix || is_aix || is_linux || is_bsd || is_freebsd);

var is_vms   = ((agt.indexOf("vax")!=-1) || (agt.indexOf("openvms")!=-1));

// detect browser version  - for internal use only
var is_major = parseInt(navigator.appVersion);
var is_minor = parseFloat(navigator.appVersion);

// detect netscape browsers  - for internal use only
// Note: Opera and WebTV spoof Navigator.  We do strict client detection.
// If you want to allow spoofing, take out the tests for opera and webtv.
var is_nav  = ((agt.indexOf('mozilla')!=-1) && (agt.indexOf('spoofer')==-1)
	&& (agt.indexOf('compatible') == -1) && (agt.indexOf('opera')==-1)
	&& (agt.indexOf('webtv')==-1) && (agt.indexOf('hotjava')==-1));
var is_nav2 = (is_nav && (is_major == 2));
var is_nav3 = (is_nav && (is_major == 3));
var is_nav4 = (is_nav && (is_major == 4));
var is_nav4up = (is_nav && (is_major >= 4));
var is_navonly      = (is_nav && ((agt.indexOf(";nav") != -1) ||
		(agt.indexOf("; nav") != -1)) );
var is_nav6 = (is_nav && (is_major == 5));
var is_nav6up = (is_nav && (is_major >= 5));
var is_gecko = (agt.indexOf('gecko') != -1);

// detect internet explorer browsers - for internal use only
var is_ie     = ((agt.indexOf("msie") != -1) && (agt.indexOf("opera") == -1));
var is_ie3    = (is_ie && (is_major < 4));
var is_ie4    = (is_ie && (is_major == 4) && (agt.indexOf("msie 4")!=-1) );
var is_ie4up  = (is_ie && (is_major >= 4));
var is_ie45    = (is_ie && (is_major == 4) && (agt.indexOf("msie 4.5")!=-1) );
var is_ie5    = (is_ie && (is_major == 4) && (agt.indexOf("msie 5.0")!=-1) );
var is_ie5_5  = (is_ie && (is_major == 4) && (agt.indexOf("msie 5.5") !=-1));
var is_ie5up  = (is_ie && !is_ie3 && !is_ie4);
var is_ie5_5up =(is_ie && !is_ie3 && !is_ie4 && !is_ie5);
var is_ie6    = (is_ie && (is_major == 4) && (agt.indexOf("msie 6.")!=-1) );
var is_ie6up  = (is_ie && !is_ie3 && !is_ie4 && !is_ie5 && !is_ie5_5);

// begin sniffing out Mac IE 5.0 browsers
var useragent = navigator.userAgent;
var pos = useragent.indexOf('MSIE');
if (pos > -1) {
	bVer = useragent.substring(pos + 5);
var pos = bVer.indexOf(';');
var bVer = bVer.substring(0,pos);
}
if (is_mac && is_ie && (bVer < 5.1)) {
	document.location.replace('/global/error/glo_bronotsup_mac5.html');
}
// end sniffing out Mac IE 5.0 browsers

// miscellaneous browsers - for internal use only
// KNOWN BUG: On AOL4, returns false if IE3 is embedded browser
// or if this is the first browser window opened.  Thus the
// variables is_aol, is_aol3, and is_aol4 aren't 100% reliable.
var is_aol   = (agt.indexOf("aol") != -1);
var is_aol3  = (is_aol && is_ie3);
var is_aol4  = (is_aol && is_ie4);
var is_aol5  = (agt.indexOf("aol 5") != -1);
var is_aol6  = (agt.indexOf("aol 6") != -1);

var is_opera = (agt.indexOf("opera") != -1);
var is_opera2 = (agt.indexOf("opera 2") != -1 || agt.indexOf("opera/2") != -1);
var is_opera3 = (agt.indexOf("opera 3") != -1 || agt.indexOf("opera/3") != -1);
var is_opera4 = (agt.indexOf("opera 4") != -1 || agt.indexOf("opera/4") != -1);
var is_opera5 = (agt.indexOf("opera 5") != -1 || agt.indexOf("opera/5") != -1);
var is_opera5up = (is_opera && !is_opera2 && !is_opera3 && !is_opera4);

var is_webtv = (agt.indexOf("webtv") != -1); 

var is_TVNavigator = ((agt.indexOf("navio") != -1) || (agt.indexOf("navio_aoltv") != -1)); 
var is_AOLTV = is_TVNavigator;

var is_hotjava = (agt.indexOf("hotjava") != -1);
var is_hotjava3 = (is_hotjava && (is_major == 3));
var is_hotjava3up = (is_hotjava && (is_major >= 3));


//////////////////
// Flash 4 Detection
// Last Modified: 07-05-00
//////////////////

var is_flash_detectable = 1;	// for internal use only
var is_flash4 = 0;	// Default: Flash 4 is NOT available

if (is_flash_detectable) {

	// for internal use only
	var flashPlugin = (navigator.mimeTypes && navigator.mimeTypes["application/x-shockwave-flash"] ? navigator.mimeTypes["application/x-shockwave-flash"].enabledPlugin : 0);
	

	// Check IE on windows for flash 4 using VB Script
	if (is_ie && is_win32) {
	
		document.write('<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="VB'+'Script"\>\n');
		document.write('on error resume next\n');
		document.write('is_flash4 = (IsObject(CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.4")))\n');
		document.write('<'+'/SCRIPT> \n');

	// On other browsers, check for flash 4 using the DOM
	} else if (flashPlugin && parseInt(flashPlugin.description.substring(flashPlugin.description.indexOf(".")-1)) >= 4) { 
	
		is_flash4 = 1; // Flash 4 or greater is available
	
	}

} else if (flash_ver == 4) {

	is_flash4 = 1;	// Flash 3 is available

}

// -->