# Check the version of Flash with JavaScript

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/check-the-version-of-flash-with-javascript/166970
**Category:** web dev
**Created:** [October 24, 2005, 1:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/check-the-version-of-flash-with-javascript/166970 "2005-10-24T13:59:08Z")
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### Author: ![VersusMG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/898d66/32.png) [@VersusMG](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/VersusMG)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2005, 1:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/check-the-version-of-flash-with-javascript/166970/1 "2005-10-24T13:59:08Z")

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I am looking for a script that will check if the user has the new flash 8 plugin or not. If not that it will tell them they need to download the new plugin and if they click okay it will start to download it.

I know this is possible but i’m not good with JavaScript 🙂