/**
 * Sets a Cookie with the given name and value.
 *
 * name       Name of the cookie
 * value      Value of the cookie
 * [expires]  Expiration date of the cookie (default: end of current session)
 * [path]     Path where the cookie is valid (default: path of calling document)
 * [domain]   Domain where the cookie is valid
 *              (default: domain of calling document)
 * [secure]   Boolean value indicating if the cookie transmission requires a
 *              secure transmission
 */

if (!window.daysToKeep) daysToKeep = 29; // default cookie life...
today      = new Date();
expiryDate = new Date(today.getTime() + (daysToKeep * 86400000));

/* Cookie functions originally by Bill Dortsch */
noEscape = false;

function setCookie (name,value,expires,path,theDomain,secure) {
   if (noEscape) value = value;
   else value = escape(value);
   var theCookie = name + "=" + value +
   ((expires)    ? "; expires=" + expires.toGMTString() : "") +
   ((path)       ? "; path="    + path   : "") +
   ((theDomain)  ? "; domain="  + theDomain : "") +
   ((secure)     ? "; secure"            : "");
   document.cookie = theCookie;
}

function getCookie(Name) {
   var search = Name + "="
   if (document.cookie.length > 0) { // if there are any cookies
      offset = document.cookie.indexOf(search)
      if (offset != -1) { // if cookie exists
         offset += search.length
         // set index of beginning of value
         end = document.cookie.indexOf(";", offset)
         // set index of end of cookie value
         if (end == -1) end = document.cookie.length
         return unescape(document.cookie.substring(offset, end))
      }
   }
}
function delCookie(name,path,domain) {
   if (getCookie(name)) document.cookie = name + "=" +
      ((path)   ? ";path="   + path   : "") +
      ((domain) ? ";domain=" + domain : "") +
      ";expires=Thu, 01-Jan-70 00:00:01 GMT";
}