// initialize global variables
	var detectableWithVB = false;
	var pluginFound = false;
	//var mediaID = <cfif isdefined("media_id") and len(trim(media_id))><cfoutput>#media_id#</cfoutput><cfelse>0</cfif>;
	
	function checkOS() {
		var OSName="Unknown OS";
		if (navigator.appVersion.indexOf("Win")!=-1) OSName="Windows";
		if (navigator.appVersion.indexOf("Mac")!=-1) OSName="MacOS";
		if (navigator.appVersion.indexOf("X11")!=-1) OSName="UNIX";
		if (navigator.appVersion.indexOf("Linux")!=-1) OSName="Linux";
		return OSName;
	}
	
	
	function goURL(daURL) {
	    // if the browser can do it, use replace to preserve back button
	    if(javascriptVersion1_1) {
		window.location.replace(daURL);
	    } else {
		window.location = daURL;
	    }
	    return;
	}
	
	function redirectCheck(pluginFound, redirectURL, redirectIfFound) {
	    // check for redirection
	    if( redirectURL && ((pluginFound && redirectIfFound) || 
		(!pluginFound && !redirectIfFound)) ) {
		// go away
		goURL(redirectURL);
		return pluginFound;
	    } else {
		// stay here and return result of plugin detection
		return pluginFound;
	    }	
	}
	
	function canDetectPlugins() {
	    if( detectableWithVB || (navigator.plugins && navigator.plugins.length > 0) ) {
		return true;
	    } else {
		return false;
	    }
	}
	
	function detectFlash(redirectURL, redirectIfFound) {
	    pluginFound = detectPlugin('Shockwave','Flash'); 
	    // if not found, try to detect with VisualBasic
	    if(!pluginFound && detectableWithVB) {
		pluginFound = detectActiveXControl('ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.1');
	    }
	    // check for redirection
	    return redirectCheck(pluginFound, redirectURL, redirectIfFound);
	}
	
	function detectDirector(redirectURL, redirectIfFound) { 
	    pluginFound = detectPlugin('Shockwave','Director'); 
	    // if not found, try to detect with VisualBasic
	    if(!pluginFound && detectableWithVB) {
		pluginFound = detectActiveXControl('SWCtl.SWCtl.1');
	    }
	    // check for redirection
	    return redirectCheck(pluginFound, redirectURL, redirectIfFound);
	}
	
	function detectQuickTime(redirectURL, redirectIfFound) {
	    pluginFound = detectPlugin('QuickTime');
	    // if not found, try to detect with VisualBasic
	    if(!pluginFound && detectableWithVB) {
		pluginFound = detectQuickTimeActiveXControl();
	    }
	    return redirectCheck(pluginFound, redirectURL, redirectIfFound);
	}
	
	function detectReal(redirectURL, redirectIfFound) {
	    pluginFound = detectPlugin('RealPlayer');
	    // if not found, try to detect with VisualBasic
	    if(!pluginFound && detectableWithVB) {
		pluginFound = (detectActiveXControl('rmocx.RealPlayer G2 Control') ||
			       detectActiveXControl('RealPlayer.RealPlayer(tm) ActiveX Control (32-bit)') ||
			       detectActiveXControl('RealVideo.RealVideo(tm) ActiveX Control (32-bit)'));
	    }	
	    return redirectCheck(pluginFound, redirectURL, redirectIfFound);
	}
	
	function detectWindowsMedia(redirectURL, redirectIfFound) {
	    pluginFound = detectPlugin('Windows Media');
	    // if not found, try to detect with VisualBasic
	    if(!pluginFound && detectableWithVB) {
		pluginFound = detectActiveXControl('MediaPlayer.MediaPlayer.1');
	    }
	    return redirectCheck(pluginFound, redirectURL, redirectIfFound);
	}
	
	
	function detectPlugin() {
	    // allow for multiple checks in a single pass
	    var daPlugins = detectPlugin.arguments;
	    // consider pluginFound to be false until proven true
	    var pluginFound = false;
	    // if plugins array is there and not fake
	    if (navigator.plugins && navigator.plugins.length > 0) {
		var pluginsArrayLength = navigator.plugins.length;
		// for each plugin...
		for (pluginsArrayCounter=0; pluginsArrayCounter < pluginsArrayLength; pluginsArrayCounter++ ) {
		    // loop through all desired names and check each against the current plugin name
		    var numFound = 0;
		    for(namesCounter=0; namesCounter < daPlugins.length; namesCounter++) {
			// if desired plugin name is found in either plugin name or description
			if( (navigator.plugins[pluginsArrayCounter].name.indexOf(daPlugins[namesCounter]) >= 0) || 
			    (navigator.plugins[pluginsArrayCounter].description.indexOf(daPlugins[namesCounter]) >= 0) ) {
			    // this name was found
			    numFound++;
			}   
		    }
		    // now that we have checked all the required names against this one plugin,
		    // if the number we found matches the total number provided then we were successful
		    if(numFound == daPlugins.length) {
			pluginFound = true;
			// if we've found the plugin, we can stop looking through at the rest of the plugins
			break;
		    }
		}
	    }
	    return pluginFound;
	} // detectPlugin
	
	
	// Here we write out the VBScript block for MSIE Windows
	if ((navigator.userAgent.indexOf('MSIE') != -1) && (navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Win') != -1)) {
	    document.writeln('<script language="VBscript">');
	
	    document.writeln('\'do a one-time test for a version of VBScript that can handle this code');
	    document.writeln('detectableWithVB = False');
	    document.writeln('If ScriptEngineMajorVersion >= 2 then');
	    document.writeln('  detectableWithVB = True');
	    document.writeln('End If');
	
	    document.writeln('\'this next function will detect most plugins');
	    document.writeln('Function detectActiveXControl(activeXControlName)');
	    document.writeln('  on error resume next');
	    document.writeln('  detectActiveXControl = False');
	    document.writeln('  If detectableWithVB Then');
	    document.writeln('     detectActiveXControl = IsObject(CreateObject(activeXControlName))');
	    document.writeln('  End If');
	    document.writeln('End Function');
	
	    document.writeln('\'and the following function handles QuickTime');
	    document.writeln('Function detectQuickTimeActiveXControl()');
	    document.writeln('  on error resume next');
	    document.writeln('  detectQuickTimeActiveXControl = False');
	    document.writeln('  If detectableWithVB Then');
	    document.writeln('    detectQuickTimeActiveXControl = False');
	    document.writeln('    hasQuickTimeChecker = false');
	    document.writeln('    Set hasQuickTimeChecker = CreateObject("QuickTimeCheckObject.QuickTimeCheck.1")');
	    document.writeln('    If IsObject(hasQuickTimeChecker) Then');
	    document.writeln('      If hasQuickTimeChecker.IsQuickTimeAvailable(0) Then ');
	    document.writeln('        detectQuickTimeActiveXControl = True');
	    document.writeln('      End If');
	    document.writeln('    End If');
	    document.writeln('  End If');
	    document.writeln('End Function');
	
	    document.writeln('</scr' + 'ipt>');
	}
	 
	function videoPicker() {
		if (detectQuickTime()) {
			file_source='/media/todays_video.cfm?' + Math.round((Math.random()*999999)+1) + '-' + Math.round((Math.random()*999999)+1);
			loadQuicktime(file_source);
		} else {
			file_source="<div style=\"width: 320px; height: 256px; background-color: #fff;\"><br /><br />You will need the Quicktime plugin to view this video.  Click the icon below to download the Quicktime plugin.<br /><br /><a href=\"http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"/gui/getquicktime.gif\" border=0></a></div>"
			loadError(file_source);
		}
	}
		
	function loadQuicktime(source) {
		if(document.layers){
			//thisbrowser="NN4";
			videolayer = document.layers["media"];
			videolayer.document.open();
			videolayer.document.write(QT_NewOBJECT(source, "320", "256", "","autoplay","true"));
			videolayer.document.close();
		}
		if(document.all){
			//thisbrowser="ie"
			document.getElementById('media').innerHTML = QT_NewOBJECT(source, "320", "256", "","autoplay","true", 'href','http://www.breakdownexpress.com/content/aboutvideo.html', 'target', '_top', 'qtnext1','<http://www.breakdownexpress.com/media/quicktime/end.mov>T<myself>');
		}
		if(!document.all && document.getElementById){
			//thisbrowser="NN6";
			document.getElementById('media').innerHTML = QT_NewOBJECT(source, "320", "256", "","autoplay","true",'href','http://www.breakdownexpress.com/content/aboutvideo.html', 'target', '_top','qtnext1','<http://www.breakdownexpress.com/media/quicktime/end.mov?cache=' + Math.round((Math.random()*999999)+1) + '-' + Math.round((Math.random()*999999)+1) + '>T<myself>');
		}
		
		return false;
		
	}
	
	function loadError(source) {
		if(document.layers){
			//thisbrowser="NN4";
			videolayer = document.layers["media"];
			videolayer.document.open();
			videolayer.document.write(source);
			videolayer.document.close();
		}
		if(document.all){
			//thisbrowser="ie"
			document.getElementById('media').innerHTML = source;
		}
		if(!document.all && document.getElementById){
			//thisbrowser="NN6";
			document.getElementById('media').innerHTML = source;
		}
		
	}