function set_cookie ( name, value, exp_y, exp_m, exp_d, path, domain, secure )
{
  var cookie_string = name + "=" + escape ( value );

  if ( exp_y )
  {
    var expires = new Date ( exp_y, exp_m, exp_d );
    cookie_string += "; expires=" + expires.toGMTString();
  }

  if ( path )
        cookie_string += "; path=" + escape ( path );

  if ( domain )
        cookie_string += "; domain=" + escape ( domain );
  
  if ( secure )
        cookie_string += "; secure";
  
  document.cookie = cookie_string;
}




// Create cookie value
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
	{
		var expires = "";
	}
	document.cookie = name + "=" + value + expires + "; path=/";
}


function createCookieEx(name, value, days, sPath, sDomain) 
{
	if (days)
	{
		var date = new Date();
		date.setTime(date.getTime() + (days * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000));
		var expires = "; expires=" + date.toGMTString();
	}
	else
	{
		var expires = "";
	}
	document.cookie = name + "=" + value + expires + "; path=" + sPath + ";";	// domain=" + sDomain;
}


// Erase cookie
function eraseCookie(name) 
{
	createCookie(name, "", -1);
}

// Read a cookie.
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;
}