# Checking flash version

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/checking-flash-version/200472>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [September 12, 2006, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/checking-flash-version/200472 "2006-09-12T15:09:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![mickshake](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/mickshake/32/1353_2.png) [@mickshake](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mickshake)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2006, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/checking-flash-version/200472/1 "2006-09-12T15:09:35Z")

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Hey guys, I thought I would share a little script i just wrote that lets me find out what users have flash 8 and what users don’t. I’m using it on [www.greekcollegeproducts.com](http://www.greekcollegeproducts.com). People with Flash 8+ will have pngs loaded, and everyone else will see jpgs on white backgrounds

I know this isnt a “version checker” per say but it will at least tell you who doesnt have flash player 8.

function checkVersion() {  
var v = new flash.filters.BlurFilter(1, 1);  
return (v ? 8 : 7);  
}  
trace(checkVersion());