Can C++ Container Determine AS2 vs AS3

I have a C++ container of Flash Player 11 (I have also tried
Player 9 and Player 10). How can the container ask the player what
type of content it is playing (AS2 or AS3)?
If I create an event handler (ExternalInterface.addCallback)
in AS3 which returns true (depicting AS3), and call
m_FlashPlayer.CallFunction in my container, I am able to
receive/parse the ActionScript response ("<true/>").
However, if the content is "old" (i.e. AS2 which does not
have the necessary event handler) ... or if the content is AS3 and
I deliberately throw an exception (throw new Error("AS3 Error") in
my event handler) ... the C++ container has no way of
differentiating between AS2 or AS3. My container catches the
COleDispatchException, but there is no information within the
exception. Both scenarios result with an m_scError = 0x80004005
(E_FAIL).
Is there a prescribed way for a container to ask the
Shockwave player if it is playing AS2 or AS3 content?

You are confusing the Shockwave Player (which runs
Director-created
content) with the Flash Player

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