Visual Basic: 
<!-- //
    Function VBgetSwfVer(i)
      on error resume next
      Dim swControl, swVersion
      swVersion = 0
      set swControl = CreateObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash." + CStr(i))
      if (IsObject(swControl)) then
        swVersion = swControl.GetVariable("$version")
      end if
      VBGetSwfVer = swVersion
    End Function
// -->