// Last updated January 23, 2001.  Fixed MSIE 5.0 MacOS "feature".

function cookieEnabled(){
	document.cookie="cookie=yes"
	if (document.cookie==""){
		return false
	}else{
		document.cookie="cookie=yes;expires=Fri,13-Apr-1970 00:00:00 GMT"
		return true
	}
}

function putCookie(name,value,expire){
	// The following block of code gets the default path (current directory)
	// and explicitly sets it in the cookie.  This fixes a MSIE 5.0 MacOS bug
	var pathName = location.pathname
	var end = pathName.lastIndexOf('/')
	if(end != -1) pathName=pathName.substr(0,end)
	
	document.cookie = name+"="+escape(value)+((expire==null) ? "" : (";expires="+expire.toCookieDate()))+";path="+pathName	
}

function getCookie(name){
     var firstChar, lastChar
     var theCookie=document.cookie
     if (theCookie.length>0){                               // if there are any cookies
          firstChar=theCookie.indexOf(name+"=")                   // find name in cookie
          if (firstChar != -1){                                   // if name is in cookie
       if (firstChar==0 || theCookie.charAt(firstChar-1)==" "){   // if name is cookie name
            firstChar+=name.length+1                        // beginning of named cookie
            lastChar=theCookie.indexOf(";",firstChar)                   // end of named cookie
            if (lastChar==-1){lastChar=theCookie.length}
           return unescape(theCookie.substring(firstChar,lastChar))     // return cookie value
   }
  }
 }
}


function deleteCookie(name){
	var cookie=this.getCookie(name)
	if (cookie!=null){
		document.cookie=name+"="+escape(cookie)+";expires=Fri, 13-Apr-1970 00:00:00 GMT"
	}
}
