function createSwf(swfname) {
	// this looks to see if the user is in the CMS (a) by using the [skip][endskip]
	if (a == "a") {
	var src = "swfs/myflash/";
	
	}
	// if the user is anywhere but the CMS they are shown the published path
	else {
	var src = "/swfs/myflash/";
	
	}
	// this puts it all together
	//document.write('<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,0,0" width="' + width + '"height="' + height + '" id="' + swfname + '" align="middle">');
	//document.write('<param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" />');
	//document.write('<param name="movie" value="' + src + swfname + '.swf" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff" /><embed src="' + src + swfname + '.swf" quality="high" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="' + width + '" height="' + height + '" name="' + swfname + '" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" />');
	//document.write('</object>');
	

var hasRightVersion = DetectFlashVer(requiredMajorVersion, requiredMinorVersion, requiredRevision);
if(hasRightVersion) {  // if we've detected an acceptable version
    var oeTags = '<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"'
    + 'width="' + width + '" height="' + height + '"'
    + 'codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab">'
    + '<param name="movie" value="' + src + swfname + '.swf" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="wmode" value="opaque" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff" />'
    + '<embed src="' + src + swfname + '.swf" quality="high" wmode="opaque" bgcolor="#ffffff" '
    + 'width="' + width + '"height="' + height + '" name="opaque" align="middle"'
    + 'play="true"'
    + 'loop="false"'
    + 'quality="high"'
    + 'allowScriptAccess="sameDomain"'
    + 'type="application/x-shockwave-flash"'
    + 'pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer">'
    + '<\/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
  }
// -->

	
	
	
	}