/*

DISCLAIMER: THESE JAVASCRIPT FUNCTIONS ARE SUPPLIED 'AS IS', WITH 
NO WARRANTY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. YOU USE THEM AT YOUR OWN RISK. 
NEITHER PAUL STEPHENS NOR PC PLUS MAGAZINE ACCEPTS ANY LIABILITY FOR 
ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE RESULTING FROM THEIR USE, HOWEVER CAUSED. 

Paul Stephens' NetScape-based cookie-handling library

http://web.ukonline.co.uk/paul.stephens/index.htm

TO USE THIS LIBRARY, INSERT ITS CONTENTS IN A <script></script> BLOCK IN THE 
<HEAD> SECTION OF YOUR WEB PAGE SOURCE, BEFORE ANY OTHER JAVASCRIPT ROUTINES.

Feel free to use this code, but please leave this comment block in.

*/



function setCookie (name, value, lifespan, access_path) {
      
  var cookietext = name + "=" + escape(value)  
    if (lifespan != null) {  
      var today=new Date()     
      var expiredate = new Date()      
      expiredate.setTime(today.getTime() + 1000*60*60*24*lifespan)
      cookietext += "; expires=" + expiredate.toGMTString()
    }
    if (access_path != null) { 
      cookietext += "; PATH="+access_path 
    }
   document.cookie = cookietext 
   return null  
}


function setDatedCookie(name, value, expire, access_path) {
    var cookietext = name + "=" + escape(value)
      + ((expire == null) ? "" : ("; expires=" + expire.toGMTString()))
     if (access_path != null) { 
      cookietext += "; PATH="+access_path 
     }
   document.cookie = cookietext 
   return null        
}


function getCookie(Name) {
  var search = Name + "="                       
  var CookieString = document.cookie            
  var result = null                               
  if (CookieString.length > 0) {                
    offset = CookieString.indexOf(search)       
    if (offset != -1) {                         
      offset += search.length                   
      end = CookieString.indexOf(";", offset)   
      if (end == -1)                            
        end = CookieString.length               
      result = unescape(CookieString.substring(offset, end))         
                                                
      } 
    }
   return result                                
}


function deleteCookie(Name, Path) {
  setCookie(Name,"Deleted", -1, Path)
}