// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Globals
    // Major version of Flash required
    var requiredMajorVersion = 8;
    // Minor version of Flash required
    var requiredMinorVersion = 0;
    // Minor version of Flash required
    var requiredRevision = 0;
    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

 
    function flashPortal(){		
        var hasReqestedVersion = DetectFlashVer(requiredMajorVersion, requiredMinorVersion, requiredRevision);


	if (hasReqestedVersion) {
		document.getElementById("containerPortalFlash").style.display = 'block';
		document.getElementById("noFlash").style.display = 'none';
	    var so = new SWFObject("../assets/flash/portal.swf", "ZooPortal", "100%", "728", "8", "none");
						so.addParam("scale", "noscale");
						so.addParam("wmode", "transparent");
						
						so.addVariable("SiteDomain", "http://www.columbuszoo.org");
						
						so.write("containerPortalFlash");   
        } else {
        
        // flash is too old or we can't detect the plugin
			document.getElementById("noFlashBg").style.display = "block";
 		    if(document.getElementById("containerHomeFlash"))
 		        document.getElementById("containerHomeFlash").style.display = "none";
        }

    }