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// name - name of the cookie

// value - value of the cookie

// [expires] - expiration date of the cookie (defaults to end of current session)

// [path] - path for which the cookie is valid (defaults to path of calling document)

// [domain] - domain for which the cookie is valid (defaults to domain of calling document)

// [secure] - Boolean value indicating if the cookie transmission requires a secure transmission

// * an argument defaults when it is assigned null as a placeholder

// * a null placeholder is not required for trailing omitted arguments

// An adaptation of Dorcht's function for setting a cookie.


function setCookie(name, value, expires, path, domain, secure) {


//alert(name+' , '+value+' , '+expires);


  document.cookie = name + "=" + escape(value) +

  ((expires == null) ? "" : "; expires=" + expires.toGMTString()) +

  ((path == null) ? "" : "; path=" + path) +

  ((domain == null) ? "" : "; domain=" + domain) +

  ((secure == null) ? "" : "; secure");

 
//alert(getCookie(name));

}


// name - name of the desired cookie

// * return string containing value of specified cookie or null if cookie does not exist

// Heinle's function for retrieving a cookie.


function getCookie(name){

  var cname = name + "=";

  var dc = document.cookie;

  if (dc.length > 0) {

    begin = dc.indexOf(cname);

    if (begin != -1) {

      begin += cname.length;

      end = dc.indexOf(";", begin);

      if (end == -1) end = dc.length;

        return unescape(dc.substring(begin, end));

    }

  }

  return null;

}


// name - name of the cookie

// [path] - path of the cookie (must be same as path used to create cookie)

// [domain] - domain of the cookie (must be same as domain used to create cookie)

// * path and domain default if assigned null or omitted if no explicit argument proceeds


// An adaptation of Dorcht's function for deleting a cookie.


function deleteCookie (name,path,domain) {


  path = '/';

  //  domain = 'www.SymbolicProductions.com';


  if (getCookie(name)) {

    document.cookie = name + "=" + ((path == null) ? "" : "; path=" + path) + ((domain == null) ? "" : "; domain=" + domain) + "; expires=Thu, 01-Jan-70 00:00:01 GMT";


  }

}


// date - any instance of the Date object

// * hand all instances of the Date object to this function for "repairs"


function fixDate(date) {

  var base = new Date(0);

  var skew = base.getTime();

  if (skew > 0)

    date.setTime(date.getTime() - skew);

}


//set expiration date 1 Hour ahead

var expires = new Date();

expires.setTime(expires.getTime() + (60 * 60 * 1000));


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