// name - name of the cookie
// value - value of the cookie
// [expires] - expiration date of the cookie (defaults to end of current session)
// [path] - path for which the cookie is valid (defaults to path of calling document)
// [domain] - domain for which the cookie is valid (defaults to domain of calling document)
// [secure] - Boolean value indicating if the cookie transmission requires a secure transmission
// * an argument defaults when it is assigned null as a placeholder
// * a null placeholder is not required for trailing omitted arguments
// Boolean variable specified if alert should be displayed if cookie exceeds 4KB
var caution = false
function setCookie(name, value, domain, path ,expires, secure) {
//alert("Make");

	var curCookie = name + "=" + escape(value) +
	((expires) ? "; expires=" + expires.toGMTString() : "") +
	((path) ? "; path=" + path : "") +
	((domain) ? "; domain=" + domain : "") +
	((secure) ? "; secure" : "");
	if (!caution || (name + "=" + escape(value)).length <= 4000)
		document.cookie = curCookie;
	else
		if (confirm("Cookie exceeds 4KB and will be cut!"))
			document.cookie = curCookie;
}	
// name - name of the desired cookie
// * return string containing value of specified cookie or null if cookie does not exist
function getCookie(name) {
//alert(10);
	var prefix = name + "=";
	var cookieStartIndex = document.cookie.indexOf(prefix);
	if (cookieStartIndex == -1)
		return null;
	var cookieEndIndex = document.cookie.indexOf(";", cookieStartIndex + prefix.length);
	if (cookieEndIndex == -1)
		cookieEndIndex = document.cookie.length;
	return unescape(document.cookie.substring(cookieStartIndex + prefix.length, cookieEndIndex));
}
// name - name of the cookie
// [path] - path of the cookie (must be same as path used to create cookie)
// [domain] - domain of the cookie (must be same as domain used to create cookie)
// * path and domain default if assigned null or omitted if no explicit argument proceeds
function deleteCookie(name, value, domain, path) 
{
	var curCookie = name + "=" + escape("") +
	("; expires=Thu, 01-Jan-70 00:00:01 GMT;") +
	((path) ? "; path=" + path : "") +
	((domain) ? "; domain=" + domain : "") ;
		document.cookie = curCookie;
		
}