// setting the expiry date for this cookie
// valid one day
var expDate = new Date();
expDate.setTime( expDate.getTime() + ( 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000 ) );


/* Script by GalaSoft Laurent Bugnion */
/* 27.01.2001                         */
/* www.galasoft.ch                 */

var cookiePath = '/';

// Cookie functions ---------------------------------------------------------
// Thanx a lot to Jerry Aman, Optima System
// and Bill Dortch, hIdaho Design for the free use of their code.
// Found on http://www.cookiecentral.com/js_cookie8.htm

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Utility function to get the cookie's value

function getCookieVal( offset )
{
  var endstr = document.cookie.indexOf ( ";", offset );

  if ( endstr == -1 )
  {
    endstr = document.cookie.length;
  }
  return unescape( document.cookie.substring( offset, endstr ) );
}

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Returns the value of a cookie corresponding to the name
// Returns null if the cookie can't be found

function getCookie( name )
{
  var arg = name + "=";
  var alen = arg.length;
  var clen = document.cookie.length;
  var i = 0;

  while ( i < clen )
  {
    var j = i + alen;

    if ( document.cookie.substring( i, j ) == arg )
    {
      return getCookieVal ( j );
    }

    i = document.cookie.indexOf( " ", i ) + 1;

    if ( i == 0 )
    {
      break;
    }
  }
  return null;
}

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Sets a cookie according to the name and value.
// Optional parameters:
// - expires (Date object)
// - path (use cookiePath for the whole domain)
// - domain
// - secure
// For more information about those parameter, check www.cookiecentral.com

function setCookie( name, value )
{
  var argv = setCookie.arguments;
  var argc = setCookie.arguments.length;
  var expires = (argc > 2) ? argv[2] : null;
  var path = (argc > 3) ? argv[3] : null;
  var domain = (argc > 4) ? argv[4] : null;
  var secure = (argc > 5) ? argv[5] : false;

  document.cookie = name + "=" + escape (value) +
    ( ( expires == null ) ? "" : ( "; expires=" + expires.toGMTString() ) ) +
    ( ( path == null ) ? "" : ( "; path=" + path ) ) +
    ( ( domain == null ) ? "" : ( "; domain=" + domain ) ) +
    ( ( secure == true ) ? "; secure" : "" );
}

function deleteCookie ( name )
{
  var exp = new Date();
  exp.setTime ( exp.getTime() - 1 );  // This cookie is history
  setCookie( name, "", exp, cookiePath );
}


//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Tests if cookies are enabled.

function testCookie()
{
  var expDate = new Date();
  //valid one minute
  expDate.setTime( expDate.getTime() + ( 60 * 1000 ) );
  setCookie( "testCookie", "OK", expDate );
  testing = getCookie( "testCookie" );

  if ( testing == "OK" )
  {
    return true;
  }
  else
  {
    return false;
  }
}