function writeflash(url, w, h, trans, vars, bgcolor) {
	var hasRightVersion = DetectFlashVer(requiredMajorVersion, requiredMinorVersion, requiredRevision);
	if(hasRightVersion) {  // if we've detected an acceptable version
	    trans1 = '';
	    trans2 = '';
		if (trans) { trans1 = ' wmode="transparent"'; trans2 = '<param name="wmode" value="transparent" />'; }
		var oeTags = '<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"'
	    + 'width="'+w+'" height="'+h+'"'
	    + 'codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab">'
	    + '<param name="movie" value="'+url+'" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name=FlashVars value="'+vars+'" />'
		+ trans2+'<param name="bgcolor" value="'+bgcolor+'" />'
	    + '<embed src="'+url+'" quality="high" bgcolor="'+bgcolor+'" '
	    + 'width="'+w+'" height="'+h+'" name="start" align="middle"'+trans1
	    + 'play="true"'
	    + 'loop="false"'
	    + 'quality="high"'
	    + 'allowScriptAccess="sameDomain"'
	    + 'type="application/x-shockwave-flash"'
	    + 'pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" FlashVars="'+vars+'">'
	    + '<\/embed>'
	    + '<\/object>';
	    document.write(oeTags);   // embed the flash movie
	  } else {  // flash is too old or we can't detect the plugin
	    var alternateContent = 'Alternate HTML content should be placed here.'
	  	+ 'This content requires the Macromedia Flash Player.'
	   	+ ' <a href=http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflash/>Get Flash</a>';
	    document.write(alternateContent);  // insert non-flash content
	  }
}