/*

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
    } else {
        cookietext += "; 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
    } else {
        cookietext += "; 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))
        }
    }
    if (result == null) {
        SetCookie('sumo', 'flash', 30, '/');
        return 'flash';
    }    
    return result
}


function DeleteCookie(Name, Path) {
    SetCookie(Name, "Deleted", -1, Path)
}

/* END OF FUNCTIONS */