/*
 * createCookie
 *
 * builds and saves a cookie named name, with value value, which will last for
 * days days.  The cookie is set to be globally visible across the entire domain
 * associated with this website.
 *
 */
function createCookie(name,value,days) {
	if (days) {
		var date = new Date();
		date.setTime(date.getTime()+(days*24*60*60*1000));
		var expires = "; expires="+date.toGMTString();
	}
	else expires = "";
	document.cookie = name+"="+value+expires+"; path=/";
}

/*
 * readCookie
 *
 * returns the value recorded in the cookie with the name passed in as name.
 *
 */
function readCookie(name) {
	var nameEQ = name + "=";
	var ca = document.cookie.split(';');
	for(var i=0;i < ca.length;i++) {
		var c = ca[i];
		while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c = c.substring(1,c.length);
		if (c.indexOf(nameEQ) == 0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length);
	}
	return null;
}