// new way to write the flash tag to get around that patent suit in IE
// args are as follows
// file -- path to swf file
// id -- object name in the DOM
// w -- width
// h -- height
// bg -- hex for background color, or 'transparent'
// al -- align parameter
//
// note that for the purposes of alternate HTML content, this tag is openended
// in the html is still required to close this tag (</object>) after any content
//
function flashTag(file, id, w, h, bg, al, scale, vars){
 var txt = "<object type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\""+w+"\" ";
 txt += "height=\""+h+"\"";
 if (id != null){
  txt += " id=\""+id+"\" name=\""+id+"\"";
 }
 txt += " data=\""+file+"\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\""+file+"\" />";
 if (scale != null){
  txt += "<param name=\"scale\" value=\""+scale+"\" />";
 }else{
  txt += "<param name=\"scale\" value=\"noscale\" />";
 }
 if(al != null){
  txt += "<param name=\"salign\" value=\""+al+"\" />";
 }
 if (bg == null){
  txt += "<param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#000000\" />";
 }else if (bg.toLowerCase() == "transparent"){
  txt += "<param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" />";
 }else{
  txt += "<param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#"+bg+"\" />";
 } 
 if (vars != null){
  txt += "<param name=\"flashvars\" value=\""+vars+"\" />";
 }
 //alert(txt);
 document.write(txt);
}