Cookie={
	//////////////////////////
	//	cookie functions	//
	//	mh 20050412			//
	//////////////////////////
	read:function(cookiename){
		var cookiestring = cookiename + "=";
		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(cookiestring) == 0) return c.substring(cookiestring.length,c.length);
		}
		return null;
	},

	set:function(name,value,days,path){	//	create / update cookie
		return;
		if(!days){expires=""}
		else{
			var date = new Date();
			date.setTime(date.getTime()+(days*24*60*60*1000));
			var expires = ";expires="+date.toGMTString();
		}
		document.cookie = name+"="+escape(value)+expires+";path="+(path!=null?path:"/");
		return true;
	},

	expires:function(nrdays){
		var UTCstring;
		Today = new Date();
		nomilli=Date.parse(Today);
		Today.setTime(nomilli+nrdays*24*60*60*1000);
		UTCstring = Today.toUTCString();
		return UTCstring;
	},

	clear:function(name){
		return this.set(name,"",-1)
	}
}