function setCookie(name, value)
   {
   
      var expires =  new Date (); 
      expires.setTime(expires.getTime() + 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 365); // add one year to it
      
       // no expiration date specified? use this date and it will just be deleted soon.
       if (!expires) expires = new Date();
       document.cookie = name + "=" + escape(value) + "; expires=" + expires.toGMTString() + "; path=/";
   }


   function setCookie(name, value, durationDays)
   {
      var expires =  new Date(); 
      expires.setTime(expires.getTime() + 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * durationDays); // add durationDays
      document.cookie = name + "=" + escape(value) + "; expires=" + expires.toGMTString() + "; path=/";
   }
  

function getCookie(name)
{
	var cookies = document.cookie;
	if (cookies.indexOf(name) != -1)
	{
		var startpos = cookies.indexOf(name)+name.length+1;
		var endpos = cookies.indexOf(";",startpos)-1;
		if (endpos == -2) endpos = cookies.length;
		return unescape(cookies.substring(startpos,endpos+1));
	}
	else
	{
		return false; // the cookie couldn't be found! it was never set before, or it expired.
	}

}