//*
//| cookie.js
//|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//| Copyright 2001 by GalaSoft Laurent Bugnion
//|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//| Website                : www.benoitlange.ch
//| Language               : JavaScript
//| Author                 : Laurent Bugnion (galasoft-LB@bluewin.ch)
//|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//| Description:
//|   Defines the cookie functions.
//|
//| History:
//|   06.03.2000 Lbu : Created in this version.
//|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//*

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

function getCookieVal( offset ) {
	var endstr = document.cookie.indexOf ( ";", offset ); 
	if ( endstr == -1 ) {
		endstr = document.cookie.length;
	}
	return unescape( document.cookie.substring( offset, endstr ) );
}

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;
}

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 );
}


//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//This function tests if the 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;
	}
}

// End of Cookie functions ------------------------------------------------------