How Do I Detect the Adobe Acrobat Version Installed in Firefox via JavaScript

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Title says it all. I know this can be done in IE by creating an ActiveX object, but how do I do it in FF. The navigator.plugins['Adobe Acrobat'] object lets me know if it's installed or not, but it doesn't contain the version number. Any ideas?

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