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// # Generic cookie functions for JavaScript...
// ##################################################################################################################

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 readCookie(name)
{
    var str_return = "";
    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) {
            str_return = c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length);
        }
    }
    return str_return;
}

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