/*
   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
*/

function setCookie(name, value, expires, path, domain, secure) {
	var curCookie = name + "=" + escape(value) +
		((expires) ? "; expires=" + expires.toGMTString() : "") +
		((path) ? "; path=" + path : "") +
		((domain) ? "; domain=" + domain : "") +
		((secure) ? "; secure" : "");
	document.cookie = curCookie;
}


/*
  name - name of the desired cookie
  return string containing value of specified cookie or null
  if cookie does not exist
*/

function getCookie(name) {
	var dc = document.cookie;
	var prefix = name + "=";
	var begin = dc.indexOf("; " + prefix);
	if (begin == -1) {
		begin = dc.indexOf(prefix);
		if (begin != 0) return null;
	} else
		begin += 2;
	var end = document.cookie.indexOf(";", begin);
	if (end == -1)
		end = dc.length;
	return unescape(dc.substring(begin + prefix.length, end));
}


/*
   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
*/

function deleteCookie(name, path, domain) {
	if (getCookie(name)) {
		document.cookie = name + "=" +
		((path) ? "; path=" + path : "") +
		((domain) ? "; 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);
}


// field validation
function IsEmpty(aTextField) {
	if ((aTextField.value.length==0) ||
		(aTextField.value==null)) 
	{
		return true;
	}
	else { return false; }
}	

function gup( name )
{
  name = name.replace(/[\[]/,"\\\[").replace(/[\]]/,"\\\]");
  var regexS = "[\\?&]"+name+"=([^&#]*)";
  var regex = new RegExp( regexS );
  var results = regex.exec( window.location.href );
  if( results == null )
    return "";
  else
    return results[1];
}

function LocalIsEmpty(aTextField) 
{
	if (  (aTextField.value.length==0) ||
		(aTextField.value==null)) 
	{
		return true;
	}
	else { return false; }
}

function Invalid (aTextField)
{
	aTextField.focus(); 
	aTextField.style.border = "red solid 2px";
	aTextField.style.backgroundColor = "#ffeeee";
	return;
}

function NotEmail (field)
{
	var t = String (field.value);
	if ( t.indexOf ("@", 0) == -1 ){
		alert ( "Please enter a valid email address" );
		return true;
	}
	return false;
}